date:Aug 06, 2013
The Scotch whisky industry has received a boost this month with the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers to how it trades in areas of Southern and Central Americaincluding Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
On August 1 the European Unions Free Trade Agreement (FTA) went into effect in Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, creating a more level playing field forhow Scotch whisky imports are sold in those areas.
Over 500 million of Scotch whisky was imported to Central and South