Border free-trade program growth cited; national backlog slowing approvals, board hears An agency official told the advisory board that the airport's FTC/FTZ program now lists 65 operators with 76 sites (62 active), reported a backlog at the national office and said job-count figures are being adjusted upward from last year's 323 to more than 500 currently, with an estimate of about 550 by month end.

The Rio International Airport's foreign-trade program is booming with over 500 jobs created, but a national backlog is slowing down approvals—what does this mean for the future?

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