Nicaraguan congress ratifies free-trade pact with China

Managua (AFP) Nov 17, 2023

Nicaragua's legislature ratified a free-trade agreement with China on Thursday that will come into force at the beginning of 2024 and which President Daniel Ortega hopes will lure Chinese investment. The National Assembly, dominated by the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), unanimously approved the agreement, said the body's chief, Gustavo Porras. The accord will encoura