Course summary
Central American Common Market
The General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration entry
into force on 1961 for Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua; in 1962 for
Honduras and in 1963 for Costa Rica.
The Central
American Integration System (SICA), is the institutional
framework of Regional integration in Central America, created by the
States of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Panama. The headquarters of the
General Secretariat of SICA is in the Republic of El Salvador. The SICA
region's population is estimated at 46.6 million inhabitants. The Dominican
Republic is a state associated to SICA.
Central America is today, a free trade region for 99% of the products
with common standards in all important issues related to trade.
Under the provisions of the General Treaty on Central American Economic
Integration, all goods originating in the countries of the region enjoy free
trade on regional exchanges, except for the products listed in Annex A of
this agreement.
Central American Integration System SICA:
Example of the course Central American Common Market
FTA Central America - Dominican Republic
Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.
International Business
