Research Paper on:
Trade Structures and Economic Markets in Cuba and the U.S.

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1989, the invasion of Panama, many of the countries in the Americas have struggled to forge and maintain trade agreements in the international arena. The trade areas in the Americas  are generally separated into five different regions, all of which are still trying to incorporate trade agreements to this day. One of  the most recent alliances in trade in the Americas which deserves a brief mention but was formed in 1989 is that between Canada, Mexico and the United States representing over  387 million people. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) seeks to promote free trade in goods and services and increasing investment by eliminating tariff protection and also include coverage  of government procurement, intellectual property and investor rights. Most of the controversy over the NAFTA agreement comes in the areas of labor rights and environmental concerns (Kooros, McManis & Albareda,  2002). Formed in 1973 to increase the Caribbean Free Trade Arena, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) is a customs agreement between  the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago which  represents over 6 million people. The GDP (gross domestic product) of Caricom is approximately $28.6 million and the Dominican Republic which is not a member adds another $2.5 million in  US export to the region (Kooros, McManis & Albareda, 2002). Another customs union was formed in 1960 called the Central American Common Market  (CACM) and its members include Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Panama and Belize have an "observer" status. The goal of CACM is the reduction of tariffs to