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

last update: May 2012

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In Washington, ‘free trade’ is no longer gospel
18-Mar-2021     New York Times
Like its predecessor, the Biden administration has largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself.
Biden to focus on trade enforcement after years of Trump tariffs
1-Feb-2021     Bloomberg
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting up its trade policy to prioritize enforcement of existing commitments by the US’s partners over negotiating more deals to open new export markets.
Will a US-Ecuador trade deal lead to a broader pact?
8-Dec-2020     The Dialogue
How likely are the two countries to engage in talks for a broader trade agreement in the near future, and how would that differ from the phase-one treaty?
Joe Biden says trade agreements are not a priority, in blow to Boris Johnson’s hopes of a post-Brexit deal
3-Dec-2020     The Independent
‘I’m not going to enter any new trade agreement with anybody until we have made major investments here at home’
Free trade is killing American manufacturing
27-Nov-2020     Industry Week
The real winners of free trade are the wealthy in all of the trading countries—not the citizens, workers, or manufacturing.
Major US trade deal with Brazil unlikely: USTR
21-Oct-2020     Argus
The US administration is holding talks with Brazil on trade in ethanol and sugar, but a broader free trade deal is unlikely in the near future, US trade representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said.
US to sign limited trade deal with Brazil
20-Oct-2020     New York Times
The new pact is expected to ease trade barriers, strengthen regulation and crack down on corruption.
Uruguayan Foreign Minister talks trade with US' Pompeo
16-Oct-2020     UrduPoint
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have met in Washington to discuss deepening commercial ties, the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry said
How trade policy failed US workers— and how to fix it
18-Sep-2020     Institute for Policy Studies
Over the last several decades, US trade policies have failed most Americans. Under the guise of “free trade,” special interests have captured trade policy to extract wealth at home and abroad and left working people to bear the costs.
CDB, IDB sign agreement to support economic development in Caricom
16-Jul-2020     The New York CaribNews
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Monday signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support economic development and integration of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).