Enterprise for the Americas Initiative

The EAI, launched in June 1990, supports development of a new economic
relationship between the United States and Latin America. The EAI has
trade investment, debt, and environment aspects. Trade aspects include
efforts to advance free trade agreements with markets in Latin America and
the Caribbean, particularly with groups of countries that have associated
for purposes of trade liberalization. As part of this process, the U.S.
seeks to enter into "framework" agreements on trade and investment with
interested countries or groups of countries. These agreements set up
intergovernmental councils to discuss and, where appropriate, to negotiate
the removal of trade and investment barriers. Investment aspects include
the establishment of an Investment Sector Loan program and the Multilateral
Investment Fund to support investment reforms.