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Adhemar Guzmán: “Interregional Trade Growth Is Very Important”
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Adhemar Guzmán: “Interregional Trade Growth Is Very Important”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Adhemar Guzmán Ballivián became secretary-general of the Latin American Integration Association for the 2026-2029 term.
  • He said the organization should promote interregional trade, attract investment and simplify trade through digital tools and better transport facilitation.
  • Member countries approved guidelines to strengthen negotiations, regulatory convergence, digital commerce and regional value chains.

Adhemar Guzmán Ballivián takes over as secretary-general of the Latin American Integration Association with a clear priority: expand trade among the region’s economies and attract investment from beyond them.

The Bolivian official was elected in Montevideo for the 2026-2029 term during the 20th meeting of ALADI’s Council of Foreign Ministers. Speaking to EFE after the vote, he described the organization as a firm integration space that continues to provide stability in an unsettled world.

“Within this very particular situation in the world, ALADI is a firm integration space that continues to maintain very important stability, and we want it to remain a space of certainty, a stable space that continues to grow in the integration of our economies and our peoples,” Guzmán said.

We face major challenges. The world is in a very particular situation; however, ALADI is a firm integration space that continues to maintain very important stability, and we want it to remain a space of certainty, a stable space that continues to grow in the integration of our economies and our peoples.

— Adhemar Guzmán BalliviánHe spoke after being elected ALADI secretary-general.

He identified the region’s challenge as maintaining that stability while encouraging other economies to invest and develop activities in Latin America. “The growth of interregional trade is very important,” he said, pointing to continued work on regulations, trade simplification, digital technology and transport facilitation.

The ministers approved a resolution outlining ALADI’s role as a negotiating forum and setting guidelines for future action. The measure calls for negotiations that can increase interregional trade, promote regulatory convergence and facilitate commerce. It also encourages greater use of ALADI’s existing rules to support trade in goods and services, digital commerce, investment and regional value chains, with broader participation by businesses and priority support for women entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

On digital transformation, member countries agreed to keep promoting paperless trade, electronic certificates and payment methods, digital signatures and artificial intelligence-based applications.

The growth of interregional trade is very important.

— Adhemar Guzmán BalliviánHe emphasized trade among Latin American economies as a priority.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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