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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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US farm, food groups urge Congress to pass authority for new trade deals
17-Mar-2023     Reuters
More than 50 US agriculture and food groups urged Congress to approve new legislation enabling the United States to negotiate more free-trade agreements.
Advocates urge US not to offer ‘Big-Tech-favored terms’ in trade talks
16-Mar-2023     The Washington Post
Consumer advocates are urging the Biden administration to scrub language from a US trade proposal they say could undermine efforts to hold tech giants accountable for their privacy practices, according to a letter shared first with The Technology 202.
Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity is unlikely to expand trade
3-Mar-2023     American Action Forum
The APEP seeks to “foster regional economic integration,” but it does not include negotiation objectives on market access to eliminate tariffs, objectives similarly neglected by the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework..
Costa Rica and Ecuador sign trade agreement
2-Mar-2023     Macau Business
The deal focuses on goods exports, plus facilitating discussions on best practices for gender-related issues in trade, workers’ rights, environmentalism and corporate responsibility.
US eyes trade deals with allies to ease clash over electric car subsidies
27-Feb-2023     The New York Times
The Biden administration hopes to reach limited free trade agreements with countries in Europe and Asia that would not require congressional approval as it looks to ease allies’ concerns about its plans to bolster electric vehicle and battery production.
Colombia, Venezuela revive trade deal after 4-year suspension
17-Feb-2023     France 24
The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela on Thursday renewed a trade deal that had been suspended for four years, in the latest rapprochement between the neighbors.
AFL-CIO wants bigger say in US digital trade deals for workers
8-Feb-2023     Yahoo
The largest US labor organization issued a set of principles that it says is needed to protect workers, the public's privacy and governments' ability to regulate a rapidly evolving sector as the USTR negotiates digital trade agreements.
The Biden administration can only achieve its laudable “worker-centered” trade policy for the Americas by fixing the existing US trade deals with most prospective APEP partners and building on solid new foundations
31-Jan-2023     Economic Liberties
For an APEP to deliver gains for the millions of citizens of American nations suffering from past corporate-rigged trade agreements, talks must fix parts of existing pacts that cause ongoing harm.
Free trade zone workers in Nicaragua are without rights
17-Jan-2023     Havana Times
The entry into force in 2006 of the CAFTA-DR represented a notable boost to Nicaraguan exports of products made in companies that operate under the free trade zone regime, which required the hiring of a lot of labor.
US, Ecuador to discuss expansion of trade ties
4-Nov-2022     ST&R
The US and Ecuador have agreed to explore expanding a protocol on trade rules and transparency that went into effect in August 2021.