Last friday the presidents/representatives from various Central American countries approved a series of measures to be implemented to confront the global financial crisis.
Among the 41 measures, includes:
1. A unified credit, financial, and economic fund to promote development through out Central America.
2. Immediate priority to investment in infrastructure, agriculture, and commerce; and new programs to stimulate a unifying economic panorama in the region.
3. The "Plan de Medidas Urgentes" (Urgent Measures Plan) will focus on addressing the threats the global financial crisis poses to Central America.
4. Promote the concept of a unified Central American identity via a common currency and a common Central American passport.
5. Also, laws concerning immigration, education, and democratic security will be equalized through out the region (ie. free flow of labor across borders, equal education standards, and security across the region).
6. Moreover, policies to capture foreign investment and a plan that would reintegrate Central American immigrants living in the U.S. and/or Europe.
8. The leaders compromised to safeguard the financial stability across the region.
This new Central American Union will be comprised by the following countries:
Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Panam?, and the Dominican Republic.
El Caribe: Centroam?rica y RD acuerdan medidas
Se proponen impulsar moneda y pasaporte ?nico
-NALs
Among the 41 measures, includes:
1. A unified credit, financial, and economic fund to promote development through out Central America.
2. Immediate priority to investment in infrastructure, agriculture, and commerce; and new programs to stimulate a unifying economic panorama in the region.
3. The "Plan de Medidas Urgentes" (Urgent Measures Plan) will focus on addressing the threats the global financial crisis poses to Central America.
4. Promote the concept of a unified Central American identity via a common currency and a common Central American passport.
5. Also, laws concerning immigration, education, and democratic security will be equalized through out the region (ie. free flow of labor across borders, equal education standards, and security across the region).
6. Moreover, policies to capture foreign investment and a plan that would reintegrate Central American immigrants living in the U.S. and/or Europe.
8. The leaders compromised to safeguard the financial stability across the region.
This new Central American Union will be comprised by the following countries:
Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Panam?, and the Dominican Republic.
El Caribe: Centroam?rica y RD acuerdan medidas
Se proponen impulsar moneda y pasaporte ?nico
-NALs