In a recent referendum, Costa Ricans narrowly voted in favor of joining the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement. Costa Rica,the first country to hold a public vote on whether to join, was deeply divided. During AS/COA's Latin American Cities Conference in San Salvador, participants discussed DR-CAFTA as an engine for Central American economic growth.
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AS/COA held a private discussion with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís.
Members of the public and private sectors discussed five years of the CAFTA-DR trade accord.
AS/COA held a private discussion with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla.