Banana Republic Insights | Central, South American countries make headway in free-trade agreements with U.S. Even though it seems to be happening against all odds, free trade pacts and policies in ...

The term originated as a way to describe the experiences of many countries in Central America, whose economies and politics were dominated by U.S.-based banana exporters at the turn of the 20th ...

Bo Hines recently talked about “Banana Republic,” the store, ... The term was coined after the United Fruit Company colonized Honduras and other countries in Central America and the Caribbean.

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