Alexandra Garces Borrero

Primera Tesis de Grado Alexandra Garcés Borrero
This paper outlines the events surrounding the Latin American-European banana trade conflict in the years 1993 to 1994. It describes, in particular, Colombia´s course of action through the banana negotiations that took place in the last months of the Uruguay Round (June 1993 to March 1994).
Latin American banana exporters have long been subject to restrictive European Union banana import policies. With the advent of the European Single Market, Colombia´s banana industries were further injured with the creation of the “Common Market Organization” for bananas. The Single Market Program was not only important in itself but as a catalyst to the banana war. More info..