LAFTA

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LAFTA (Latin American Free Trade Association) was a regional organization created to promote economic integration and free trade among Latin American countries.

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
regional trade bloc
abbreviation ALADI NERFINISHED
LAFTA NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio NERFINISHED
continent North America
South America
dissolved 1980
economicPolicy trade liberalization
founded 1960
foundedByTreaty Treaty of Montevideo NERFINISHED
foundedInCountry Uruguay NERFINISHED
fullName Latin American Free Trade Association NERFINISHED
goal create a Latin American common market
hasMemberType sovereign state
headquartersLocation Montevideo NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Cold War
integrationMethod gradual tariff reduction
preferential trade agreements
language Portuguese
Spanish
Spanish name of Latin American Free Trade Association
legalForm multilateral trade agreement
locatedIn Latin America NERFINISHED
memberState Argentina NERFINISHED
Bolivia NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
Ecuador NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
Paraguay NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
Uruguay NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED
policyArea customs tariffs
economic integration
trade barriers
purpose promote economic integration among Latin American countries
promote free trade among member states
regionServed Latin America
replacedBy Latin American Integration Association NERFINISHED
sector international trade
signedAt Montevideo NERFINISHED
signedIn 1960
successorOrganization Latin American Integration Association NERFINISHED

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