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Colombian footwear manufacturers see good and bad side of US free trade agreement

14/06/2012

Footwear producing companies in Colombia, mostly small businesses, are facing up to extra responsibilities as exporters to the US under a free trade agreement the governments of both countries signed in October 2011. To qualify for the benefits of tariff-free shipping to the US market, Columbia’s footwear manufacturers, many of whom are based in...

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