Free trade zone summit to be held in Panama

Directors of Latin America's free trade zones will gather from Wednesday this week in Panama for the 18th Free Trade Zone Conference of the Americas.

Among the topics to be discussed in the event are modification to laws, innovation, new business and free trade zones as hubs for global trade.

"There is relevant evidence that when free trade zones are designed as they are now, there are broader possibilities of designing a successful foreign and domestic trade policy," said Luis Germán Gómez, president of the Panamanian free trade zone users' association during his welcome speech.

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