But this is much less to do with the reduction in tariffs and trade laws than is generally thought.
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Sources familiar with the talks said it provides key concessions for the U.S. automotive industry, including a slower reduction of tariffs on South Korean imports and provisions that should make it easier for American firms to crack the South Korean market.
The Clinton boom was delayed until his second term when barriers to international and domestic trade were lowered by the reduction of tariffs under the North American Free Trade Act, welfare reform, and a cut in the capital gains tax rate.
This new security situation, the ongoing reduction in tariffs and the relative low cost of labor force will be translated into an increase in foreign investment in sectors such as gold and coal mining, oil exploration and manufacturing, to name a few.
Marcelo Guaranys, director of ANAC, said that this new model encourages competition and enables the reduction of passenger tariffs.
Officials from the two sides are expected to discuss the reduction of import tariffs for some Mexican products, such as chicken or tequila, according to the Mexican government.
Mr Bush's trade supremo, Robert Zoellick, and the commerce secretary, Don Evans, presented the new plan as the logical culmination of the step-by-step reduction of trade tariffs that has taken place since the end of the second world war.
Disappointed, the Central Americans decided to delay by two years a reduction in their common external tariffs.
Already saddled by mismanagement and poor planning, renewable support programs like feed-in tariffs, have become easy targets for deficit reduction efforts in Spain, Italy and Greece these last few months.
Mr Portman's proposal includes a 60% reduction in the levels of farm supports and a 53% reduction in trade-distorting subsidies, as well as steep cuts to tariffs.
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