Latin American Free Trade Association

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The Latin American Free Trade Association was a regional organization formed to promote economic integration and reduce trade barriers among Latin American countries during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
regional trade bloc
abbreviation ALALC
LAFTA
alsoKnownAs ALALC
LAFTA
continent Latin America
countryFoundedIn Uruguay
dateFounded 1960
dissolved 1980
foundedBy Latin American countries
geopoliticalScope Latin American states
linked to: Latin America
hasOrganizationType regional economic organization
headquartersLocation Montevideo
historicalEra Cold War
languageUsed Portuguese
Spanish
legalBasis Treaty of Montevideo (1960)
memberState Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
nativeName Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio
Associação Latino-Americana de Livre Comércio
nativeNameLanguage Portuguese
Spanish
objective increase intra-regional trade
promote economic development in member countries
placeFounded Montevideo
policyArea regional economic integration
tariff reduction
trade liberalization
purpose creation of a free trade area in Latin America
economic integration
reduction of trade barriers
regionServed Latin America
replacedBy Latin American Integration Association
sector international trade
successor Latin American Integration Association
treatySignedAt Montevideo
treatySignedIn 1960

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Latin American Integration Association replaced Latin American Free Trade Association
LAIA replaced Latin American Free Trade Association
LAIA predecessor Latin American Free Trade Association
ALADI replaced Latin American Free Trade Association
Latin American Free Trade Association nativeName Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio
linked to: Latin American Free Trade Association
Latin American Free Trade Association nativeName Associação Latino-Americana de Livre Comércio
linked to: Latin American Free Trade Association
LAFTA fullName Latin American Free Trade Association
Latin American Free Trade Association alsoKnownAs Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio
subject linked to: LAFTA
linked to: Latin American Free Trade Association