Absence Quote by Óscar Arias

Free trade will go a long way toward alleviating poverty in Central America. Yet trade alone is not enough.

— Óscar Arias

Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and…

— Stephen F. Lynch

Looking beyond the emerging markets, it is important not to lose sight of the growth opportunities that exist in the developed regions.

— Louis R. Chenevert

There is no path to middle-class prosperity without tearing down barriers to American exports.

— William M. Daley

Latin America has not achieved the development that it deserves... I'm not optimistic for all of Latin America, not only for Central America.

— Óscar Arias

The United States cannot achieve significant economic growth without expanding exports.

— Charles Boustany

In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.

— Joseph Stiglitz

The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in…

— John Moody

We do not control the trade of our resources, which are an important factor of prosperity for the dominant nations.

— Omar Bongo

We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

The globalized nature of production and innovation means that the benefits don't necessarily stay in the country where the investments are made.

— Mariana Mazzucato

You don't need a treaty to have free trade.

— Murray Rothbard