Union of Banana Exporting Countries
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Union of Banana Exporting Countries
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The Union of Banana Exporting Countries was a cartel of Central and South American banana exporting countries established in 1974, inspired by OPEC. Its aim was to achieve better remuneration from the North American banana trade oligopoly, which consisted of three US companies. UPEB's proposal of an export tax was undermined by the U.S. oligopoly bribing Honduran and Italian officials. The UPEB cartel collapsed when bribes became public. What is referred to as the Bananagate scandal paved the wa
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Cartel of Central and South American banana exporting countries
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2023-02-11T09:15:28Z
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