Indeed, the figures we are looking at indicate that once the enlargement of the canal is complete, 6% to 8% of world trade will be coming through the canal.
Let me also make a clarification on how trade will be evolving because of the Panama Canal. You will see an increase in world trade going through the canal. In addition, much of this trade will actually be reoriented and redirected, because of the facilities that are being built as we speak around the enlargement of the canal.
Please do not forget that port facilities in Panama have more than tripled in the last five years. For example, the containerized handling capacity of our ports equals that of the largest ports in the world. That makes Panama an even more attractive place for trade with the Americas and with the region. That is something we are very pleased with. For example, when you look at Brazil's foreign trade strategy, the Panama Canal is an element of it. In that regard, trade is going to change because of the enlargement.
Government procurement remains important. Our government is able to engage in infrastructure investment because we believe that by 2014, in light of international efforts to enlarge the canal, we need to be ready with this international trading centre, which is the canal.
We are building a new international airport. We are tripling the size of Tocumen International Airport, which services the Americas both in passengers and cargo. We are increasing our ports, our roads, our railway capacity. In other words, there is great potential there.
I want to refer to the non-double taxation and the aspiration of Canada to have the TIEA. We recognize this aspiration on the part of Canada, but again, the Panamanian government has been extremely clear and consistent with the offer of the non-double taxation agreement, particularly in view of the free trade agreement.