GHY Tradelines

The Trade Commission of Chile (ProChile) cordially invites you to attend a Business Breakfast, with 12 food and beverage companies from Chile, on Thursday, June 21st in the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. This Breakfast is a unique opportunity to meet with Chilean representatives of fresh fruits, dried fruits and nuts, seafood, still water, and wines that are looking to enter into the Canadian market. Click here for more information.
 

(MercoPress)

The leading countries of Latin America’s Pacific Rim with the exception of Ecuador and a few Central American countries, agreed to conform the Alliance of the Pacific an ambitious integration project which has good relations with Washington and is targeted to accompany the growing influence of the Asia-Pacific basin.

It is also a strong challenge for the dominant power in the region Brazil and its Mercosur exhausted project since Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico make up a block with a population of 215 million, a 2 trillion dollars GDP that makes them the ninth economy of the world competing with Italy.

“It is the most important integration process of Latin America” said Colombian president Juan Manuel Gomez. Read more here.
 

(CTV News)

A commissioner on a U.S. agency probing whether Canadian West Coast ports are luring lucrative cargo business away from their American counterparts says the problem may be minimal.

Rebecca Dye told a conference in Washington that Canadian officials have told the Federal Maritime Commission that 2.5% of American-bound cargo was imported via Canadian ports over a 10 year period.

Dye didn’t indicate when the commission would complete its investigation and deliver its findings to the U.S. Congress. Read more here.