Union of Bananas Exporting Countries

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• Union of Banana Exporting Countries — The Union of Banana Exporting Countries ( es. Unión de Países Exportadores de Banano or UPEB) was a Central/South American cartel inspired by OPEC. In 1974 Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama joined together… …   Wikipedia

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• Banana production in Honduras — plays an important role in the Economy of Honduras. In 1992, the revneue generated from banana sales that year accounted to US$287 million and along with the coffee industry accounted for some 50% of exports. cite web|author=Merrill, Tim|url=http …   Wikipedia

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