Inside Trade

September 9, 2024

Citing Nicaragua, former Trump adviser says U.S. should update CAFTA, strike bilaterals

By Jason Asenso  / August 29, 2024 at 2:14 PM
The U.S. should “modernize” the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement so it can block Nicaragua’s access to trade preferences and better address digital and textile trade with the other parties to the deal, a former senior adviser to the Trump administration tells Inside U.S. Trade . Mauricio Claver-Carone is now a managing partner at the Latin America Real Assets Opportunity Fund , a U.S.-based private equity fund focused on expanding investment into energy and infrastructure projects across Latin America...

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