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Free Trade Agreement Bolivia - United States: Gutierrez Carolina Suarez Diego Mauricio Perez Andres

This document analyzes the potential economic impacts of a free trade agreement between Bolivia and the United States. Bolivia is a major soy producer, but currently exports to the US at a disadvantage compared to Argentina, which has an existing FTA. A Bolivia-US FTA could benefit both countries by opening new markets for key Bolivian exports like soy and increasing foreign investment in Bolivia. However, such an agreement may also pose risks given the large differences in the two economies. The document aims to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of an FTA through import/export analysis and research on what each country could negotiate and gain from the agreement.

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Free Trade Agreement Bolivia - United States: Gutierrez Carolina Suarez Diego Mauricio Perez Andres

This document analyzes the potential economic impacts of a free trade agreement between Bolivia and the United States. Bolivia is a major soy producer, but currently exports to the US at a disadvantage compared to Argentina, which has an existing FTA. A Bolivia-US FTA could benefit both countries by opening new markets for key Bolivian exports like soy and increasing foreign investment in Bolivia. However, such an agreement may also pose risks given the large differences in the two economies. The document aims to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of an FTA through import/export analysis and research on what each country could negotiate and gain from the agreement.

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FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BOLIVIA – UNITED STATES

ANALYSIS OVER THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE


BOLIVIAN ECONOMY

Presented by:

Gutierrez Carolina

Suarez Diego Mauricio

Perez Andres

This Project is presented to Ignacio Mendivelso

Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano,

Calle 57 N. º 3-00 Este

Bogotá, Colombia
TABLA DE CONTENIDO
INTRODUCTION

Since the 2000’s the countries of Latin America start to sign a lot of free trade agreements
wit may countries, one of the United States, these agreements established a new aperture of
the local products in many countries around the world. In Case of Bolivia, they don’t was
one of those countries since the Evo Morales start the governate this country, he decides to
reject this agreement and find another destination for his products.

Bolivia is one of the most important producers of Soy in the world, with Argentina the
produce around 20% of the soy that is exported to the USA however Argentina have FTA
with the USA what generates that the Argentinan soy more economic than the Bolivian, this
is one of the examples of the products that Bolivia can include in the FTA with the USA that
can produce an advantage in the economy of this country.

We know that the FTA with the USA can include some benefits but also can include some
disadvantages that can generate different positions about their benefits and costs. At one hand
this FTA includes to Bolivia in one of the countries that can attract new foreign inversion
that can reflect in new and mayors potential exportations. One of the most important
examples is Jewelry, Textiles, and Clothing.

Is clear the differences of both economies, is clear also that the FTA cant gives the same
conditions to unequal economies, nevertheless in the big economy the tariff reduction for the
products considered in the agreement is applicable immediately, for the little economies this
reduction will be applicable as reduction gradually.

This project wants to analyze the impact (direct and indirect) over the scenarios if Bolivia
sing an FTA with the USA, also to include all the information of import and export statistics
between this markets, and all the information available that can help us to define if this FTA
can benefit to both parts.
RESEARCH PROBLEM

The impact over the economic growth of Bolivia if they subscribe a Free trade Agreement
with the United States and the position of Bolivia as a part of the global wave in the
liberation of the economy that is present in the region.
HYPOTHESIS

Can be the Free trade agreements with the United States nocive for any country if don't
have a similar economy.
JUSTIFICATION

We think that a between detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Bolivian
Economy and the research process of the best products to commercialize among Bolivia and
the United States. And determine how can benefit this kind of agreements in some economies
in development and how these countries can take advantage of this FTA's. All this help to
define the best option to Bolivia in the case to sign an Agreement with the United States.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES

 To Know all the impact that can bring the sing of the free trade agreement with the
United States and how can benefit can be for any country

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

 To Investigate the Economies involved in this Agreement, in order to determine


what will be negotiated
 To know the status of each country, political, social and cultural in order to define if
the climate is possible for this kind of agreements
 To explore the areas to define to include in this project, commerce, good, and
service to include in the agreement
 To confirm if the goods and services that Bolivia has corresponded to an export
offer that USA needs and vice verse.

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