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

last update: May 2012

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Panama plays US off against China in FTA talks, but has limited hand
20-Oct-2022     Dialogo Chino
Panama’s decision to restart negotiations towards a free trade agreement with China appear to be an attempt to pressure the US’ own trade agenda.
Ecuador makes progress in FTA negotiations with Costa Rica
14-Oct-2022     Xinhua
For Ecuador, reaching an FTA with Costa Rica is key in its strategy to consolidate the country's position in the Central American market where it already has trade agreements with Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Katherine Tai on enforcing trade agreements
12-Oct-2022     IELP
The original NAFTA might have had labor and environment rules, but they turned out that they were unenforceable and there were no teeth, said USTR Tai.
Petro wants FTA with US repenned
20-Jul-2022     MercoPress
Colombia's President-elect and US Ambassador to Bogotá met to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement signed ten years ago between the two countries.
Will Biden’s proposed Latin America deal seek to repair past ‘free trade’ failures?
7-Jul-2022     Public Citizen
President Joe Biden announced the launch of a new economic proposal called the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to deepen economic ties in the hemisphere.
USTR announces new declaration on good regulatory practices
7-Jul-2022     USTR
Many trade agreements in the Hemisphere, such as the USMCA, MERCOSUR, the Pacific Alliance, as well as other bilateral arrangements, contain provisions on good regulatory practices.
EU-Latin America free trade agreements fuel food crises globally
15-Jun-2022     Newsweek
There is a grave misalignment between how the European Union conducts agricultural policy within and outside its borders. This is particularly evident in its trade relations with Latin America.
Latin American leaders should stand up for people, not corporate profits
10-Jun-2022     Inequality.org
As leaders gather in Los Angeles, a reflection on the past two decades of battles against neoliberalism and for a more just and equitable alternative in the Americas.
Spain calls for a quick ratification of EU trade agreements with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur, but what else is needed?
18-May-2022     MercoPress
Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares called on his EU peers to definitively advance in the ratification of the trade accords of the European Union with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur.
Spain pushes for quick EU action to approve Chile trade deal
22-Apr-2022     Bloomberg
Spain wants the European Union to move quickly to ink a free-trade deal with copper powerhouse Chile that was put on ice late last year.