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U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement



Syllabus of the Subject

Benefits of the United States-Panama Trade Agreement. Labour protection

  1. Introduction to the United States-Panama Agreement
  2. Benefits of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
  3. International Trade United States-Panama

US-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement

Market Access - Free Trade Agreements

E-learning Course Master, International Business

The Subject “United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English or Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish USA Panama Study Doctorate in International Business in French Etats-Unis.

Foreign Trade and Business in the U.S.

Foreign Trade and Business in Central America

United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement

The U.S.-Panama FTA is a free trade agreement that can result in a substantial Foreign Trade Liberalization in goods and services, including the financial services.

  1. 87% of the U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Panama will become duty-free instantly (with remaining tariffs eliminated over ten years)
  2. In 2011, a Tax Information Exchange Agreement went into effect between the U.S. and Panama
  3. The United States industrial export products face an average tariff of 7% in Panama (some tariffs as high as 81%)
  4. The U.S. agricultural export products face an average tariff of 15% (some tariffs as high as 260%)
  5. The U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) guarantees the access to the services market of Panama (20.6 billion dollars): financial sector, telecommunications, computer, international distribution, express delivery, energy, environmental, and professional services
  6. The strategic location of Panama as a major shipping route also enhances the importance of the U.S.-Panama Agreement
  7. 66% of the annual transits of the Panama Canal are bound to or from the U.S. sea ports

The United States-Panama Free Trade Agreement includes important disciplines relating to:

  1. Customs administration
  2. Trade Facilitation
  3. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
  4. Government Procurement
  5. FDI
  6. Telecommunications
  7. E-commerce
  8. IPR
  9. Labour and environmental protection

Panama belongs to the Hispanic American Economic Area and the U.S. to the North American area (Western Civilization).




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