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Colombia asks Washington to suspend 12.5% tariffs over the earthquake emergency

MercoPress · 1h ago · 🇺🇸 United States
Colombia asks Washington to suspend 12.5% tariffs over the earthquake emergency

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods, arguing this would give exporters relief as the country faces the economic consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake.

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