Analysts differ over whether Nicaragua could, should be removed from CAFTA-DR

A dust-up over comments made by the U.S. nominee to serve as ambassador to Nicaragua has sparked questions about whether the country could be removed from the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, and the consequences of any move to oust it, analysts tell Inside U.S. Trade. During his July 28 confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, State Department official Hugo Rodriguez, nominated in May to serve as envoy to Managua, agreed with lawmakers that the country...