Inside Costa Rica | 7 May 2010

Panama, Canada To Sign Free Trade Agreement

PANAMA — Panama’s Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henriquez said he will fly to Toronto, Canada, to sign on May 14 a free trade agreement.

Both countries completed late March in Spanish, English and French the treaty giving Canada immediate access to Panama’s markets and services while Panama’s access is tied to a deadline.

Panama currently runs free trade accords with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Chile plus Taiwan and Singapore.