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LAFTA

British  
/ ˈlæftə /

acronym

  1. Latin American Free Trade Area, the name before 1981 of the Latin American Integration Association See LAIA

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Even with that, the less developed countries fear that their infant industries would be wiped out by a flood of imports from the more advanced nations, who then would dominate LAFTA.

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A good deal more than tariffs serves to retard trade within LAFTA.

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After some polite arm-twisting, Leoni announced Venezuela's entry into LAFTA, almost as though it were all the association's idea.

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Otherwise, they argued, their young industries will never be able to build enough muscle to be competitive within LAFTA.

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As its two-month-long annual meeting began last week, the delegates muttered about "stagnation" and "frustration," agreed that LAFTA* has reached a decisive point at which it must either get bolder or give up.

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