International Business
NAFTA Memberships Sought: Six Central American countries have agreed to seek provisional memberships in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama are taking the step toward full membership because of their dependence on trade, particularly with the United States. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Fernando Naranjo said the pitch will be made in December in Miami at a summit of Latin American presidents hosted by President Clinton. NAFTA, which took effect Jan. 1, aims to gradually remove all tariffs between the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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