What “Refinery & Petrochemical Park” in Panama?
Contributed by: Don Winner Latin Business Chronicle – Latin America’s and Asia’s respective strengths present opportunities for collaboration. BY LIM HNG KIANG – Most people think of Latin America and Asia as two regions separated by culture, language and history. Yet, Asia and Latin America are more connected than we imagine. In recent years, political and economic ties between Latin America and Asia have deepened. Not only have governmentto-government links and interactions grown, but companies from both regions have increasingly come to realize the potential for doing business with each other. The growth in total trade flows between Latin America and Asia bear testament to this, having risen to reach US$267.3 billion in 2007, an increase of 24 percent over 2006. (more) The increased trade flows are a manifestation of the similarities in our approaches to intra and extra-regional economic integration. Both Latin America and Asia are committed to furthering trade and investment libera
