Panama leads trade with ASEAN in region

Panama is the second largest trade partner in Latin America for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, behind only Brazil, according to the Asian bloc.

Latin America and ASEAN bilateral trade grew 6.6 percent last year, reaching $67.2 billion.

Last year, Panama traded goods and services with ASEAN worth $12.3 billion, Mexico traded $10.2 billion, Costa Rica $2.8 billion and Colombia $2.4 billion.

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