CUSMA and friends? Costa Rican trade minister makes pitch to join North American pact

'There seems to be good consensus that Costa Rica, like no other country in Latin America, can fit in this agreement,' says Manuel Tovar of joining the North American deal.

Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Tovar is hoping to increasingly bring his nation into Canada's trade orbit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

December 6, 2023

With momentum building south of the border, Costa Rica’s top trade official has brought his pitch to join Canada’s North American trade deal to Ottawa.

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