The Pacific Alliance is an economic integration agreement between Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It aims to promote the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people between member countries. Key achievements so far include eliminating tourist and business visas for nationals, opening shared embassies, and establishing scholarships for student mobility. Next steps include further integrating air transport markets and jointly promoting the Alliance at international events to attract trade and investment. Costa Rica is also in the process of joining the Alliance.

1. Pacific
Alliance
July 2013

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The world economy is undergoing a complex
situation, characterized by a weakening in
developed economies and a strengthening in
emerging ones.
10% or more
1.5
3 – 5%
5 – 10%
0 – 3%
No data
Less than 0%
1.9
3.4
4.5*
0.1
3.0
6.5
4.9
2.8
0.7 0.6
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-1.6
3.0
5.7
8.0
2.8 1.6
3.4
-1.5
Real GDP Growth (2013)
Source: World Economic Outlook (april 2013) / * Colombian Government Projection
2010 2011 2012 2013
World 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.3
Developing Economies 7.4 6.4 5.1 5.3
Developed Economies 3.0 1.6 1.3 1.2
Anual percent change

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In the coming decades, the world will face major challenges,
which can be opportunities for developing economies:
- Supplying the growing demand for food.
- Attending consumption of the middle classes,
which will grow by about 1,500 million people
between 2010 and 2040.
- Strengthening global value chains in low-and
medium-technology.
- ‘Reshoring’ high-tech products, which requires
locations closer to the consumer and do not need
economies of scale.
- Constructing mega trade agreements.
Grand Challenges

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• What is the objective of the Alliance?
Pacific Alliance
• Who are the member countries?
• Achievements
• Next steps

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The Pacific Alliance:
Deep integration for prosperity
What is the Pacific Alliance?
An economic and trade integration mechanism that includes
Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
What does it seek?
The progressive free movement of goods, services, capital,
and people.
When was it formed?
The Framework Agreement was
signed in July 2012, which gave
legal status to the organization.
Photo: shutterstock, alianzapacifico.net

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Pacific Alliance
• What is the objective of the Alliance?
• Who are the member countries?
• Achievements
• Next steps

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Member Countries
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Land for temporary and permanent crops: areas for temporary and / or permanent crops

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Member Countries
"Agricultural lands: This variable includes areas of use for agricultural and livestock activities, as well as forestry.
Land for temporary and permanent crops: areas for temporary and / or permanent crops

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Member Countries
"Agricultural lands: This variable includes areas of use for agricultural and livestock activities, as well as forestry.
Land for temporary and permanent crops: areas for temporary and / or permanent crops

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Member Countries
"Agricultural lands: This variable includes areas of use for agricultural and livestock activities, as well as forestry.
Land for temporary and permanent crops: areas for temporary and / or permanent crops

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Pacific Alliance
"Agricultural lands: This variable includes areas of use for agricultural and livestock activities, as well as forestry.
Land for temporary and permanent crops: areas for temporary and / or permanent crops

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Pacific Alliance
• What is the objective of the Alliance?
• Who are the member countries?
• Achievements
• Next steps

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SERVICES & INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
TRADE & INTEGRATION
INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Achievements
The following negotiations will conclude in July 2013:
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2
3
4

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MARKET ACCESS
RULES OF ORIGIN
SANITARY AND
PHYTOSANITARY STANDARS
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
TO TRADE
TRADE &
INTEGRATION
TRADE FACILITATION &
CUSTOMS COOPERATION
Immediate
relief in all tariff
lines
92%
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CROSS-BORDER TRADE
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES ANNEX
E-COMMERCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Services &
Investment
MARITIME TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT
Services
Financial
Services
Investment
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• Elimination tourist and business visas
for nationals of the Pacific Alliance
Visa
Elimination
• Opening a shared Embassy in Ghana
• Agreement between Chile and Colombia to share embassies
in Algeria and Morocco
• Peru and Colombia agreed to share the premises of the
Embassy in Vietnam
Shared
Embassies
Student
Mobility
Platform
• 100 scholarships per
country: 75 scholarships for
undergraduate and 25 for
doctoral faculty and the
academic mobility of
teachers. Scholarships will
be gradually awarded over
several contests.
Photo: shutterstock, stockxhng
Main Achievements

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Cooperation as a tool
for social and
economic development
Health
Cooperation
Agreement for the establishment of the Pacific
Partnership Cooperation Fund
Ensures resources for cooperation projects designed
to benefit from the integration.
Interinstitutional Agreement of Cooperation between Health
Agencies
Promote the removal of barriers, and trade facilitation, with
emphasis on the protection of the health of the inhabitants
of the Alliance.
Photo: shutterstock
Main Achievements

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Promotion
Agencies
• Opening of a joint promotion office in Istanbul, Turkey.
• 7 joint seminars with 710 entrepreneurs
• Joint promotion at international fairs
• Fine Foods in India
• Sial in France
• Flavors of the Alliance in Mexico
• Agroindustry fair in Seoul , may 2013
• Business Meeting of the Pacific Alliance, may 2013 - as part
of the VII Presidential Summit VII. 400 entrepreneurs from NATO
countries.
• First Business Matchmaking Forum (June 19-20 of 2013). 486
exporters and 236 buyers of the Pacific Alliance.
Main Achievements

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• Integrated Latin American Market (MILA), which includes the
stock exchanges of each of the countries. Currently operates
between Chile, Colombia and Peru.
• Once Mexico joins, the MILA will be the second stock exchange in
Latin America after the Bovespa in Brazil.
Capital
Market
Integration
Pacific
Alliance
Business
Council
• Entrepreneurs of the four countries
make recommendations for the proper
conduct of the integration process.
• Promotion of economic cooperation -
trade between Alliance members and
lead joint actions to third markets,
particularly the Asia Pacific.
Photo: shutterstock
Main Achievements

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• Costa Rica will
become a full
member of the
Alliance once the
accession process is
completed.
• Each observer will
develop joint agendas
on, economic issues,
education, innovation,
science and
technology, micro,
small and medium
enterprises, social
development, etc.
Main Achievements

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Pacific Alliance
• What is the objective of the Alliance?
• Who are the member countries?
• Achievements
• Next steps

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Costa Rica: Upcoming Member of the Pacific Alliance.
Joint harnessing of all the business opportunities arising
as a result of Pacific Alliance.
Work agenda with Asia Pacific (on commercial, political
coordination, cooperation and security issues).
New levels of ambition in cooperation, movement of people,
regulatory improvements, intellectual property, tourism,
advertising agencies.
The Agenda of the Pacific Alliance

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The Agenda of the Pacific Alliance
Incorporation of new issues in the discussions (i.e. tax
transparency, MSMEs relationship with the private business
sector.
Roadmap for the Alliance relationship with third
countries.
Promotion of services in investment and trade.

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Next Steps
Air Integration, First Phase:
Agreements will be achieved for cargo and
passengers, with 3rd, 4th and 5th freedoms1
Intra-regional flights between the
countries of the Alliance2
Without restrictions
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Next Steps
 Opening of the joint office in
Casablanca, Morocco by Mexico,
Colombia and Chile. Peru will join this
initiative in 2014.
 Pacific Partnership Event as part of
the General Assembly of the United
Nations, New York, September 25,
2013:
• Opportunities for trade and
investment with the Pacific Alliance
will be presented.
• Format panels with:
• Heads of State of the Alliance
• Entrepreneurs of the
• 4 countries
Joint Promotion of the Alliance:

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Next Steps
 12 joint investment promotion
events in:
China, Spain, Russia, Poland,
India, South Korea, Singapore,
Japan, United Arab Emirates,
and the United Kingdom.
 Joint participation in two
agribusiness fairs:
 Anuga, Colon, Germany
 ( October 5– 9)
 Fine Foods India
 (December 11-13).
Joint Promotion of the Alliance:

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28. Pacific
Alliance
Sergio Diaz-Granados G.
Minister
Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism
July 2013