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V SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
PREPARATORY PROCESS
Private Sector Subregional
Consultations
March, 2009
Department of Trade and Tourism of the Executive Secretariat for Integral
Development, Organization of American States
This process of consultations with the private sector was made possible with the financial support of the United States Government and the organization Private Sector of the Americas.
The consultations with the private sector were organized through coordinators representing the institutional private sector structures within the integration groupings as well as regional business associations:
Caribbean
Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)
Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Central America (FECAMCO)
Southern Cone
Business sector of the Economic-Social Consultative Forum of Mercosur (FCES)
This process of consultations with the private sector was made possible with the financial support of the United States Government and the organization Private Sector of the Americas.
North America
Council of the Americas
Andean Region
Andean Consultative Business Council
Inputs were also requested from the Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labor Matters (CEATAL), the Latin American Business Council (CEAL), the Latin American Organization for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (OLAMP) and the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Information Technology Entities (ALETI).
The coordinators received the draft Declaration of Commitments of Port of Spain accompanied by a brief survey (see annexes 1 and 2) to guide the discussions and the recommendations within each subregion or organization.
This document includes the inputs from the following organizations:
√ Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Central America (FECAMCO)
√ Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)
√ Council of the Americas
√ Latin American Business Council (CEAL)
√ Business Technical Advisory Committee on Labor Matters (CEATAL)
√ Latin American and Caribbean Association of Information Technology Entities
(ALETI)
Inputs from the Andean Consultative Business Council, the business sector of the Economic-Social Consultative Forum of Mercosur and OLAMP are being prepared and will be distributed in a new document to be circulated among countries as soon as they become available.
In addition to the sub-regional consultations, a virtual consultation will be launched shortly through the Summit of the Americas Virtual Platform.
