It includes shared interests in trade; the fight against poverty; opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; the empowerment of women; and climate change; among others.
The diplomat also underscored the importance of solidarity for defending the democratic values system in Peru and the region so as to guide it towards sustainable, fair, and inclusive economic growth.
About APEP
Those countries are Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
This significant group represents about 90% of the Western Hemisphere's GDP and nearly two thirds of its people.
The
Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity will
foster regional competitiveness, resilience, shared prosperity, as well as inclusive and sustainable investment, while tackling the climate crisis, by seeking high standard agreements in these critical areas: Regional Competitiveness; Resilience; Shared Prosperity; Inclusive and Sustainable Investment, the
White House specified.
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