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

last update: May 2012

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Trump announces trade agreement with the Philippines and terms of deal with Indonesia
23-Jul-2025     CNN
President Donald Trump said he and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines have reached a trade agreement. Shortly after, he also revealed more detailed terms of an agreement with Indonesia.
Trump’s bizarre, authoritarian, Big Tech-friendly tariffs on Brazil
21-Jul-2025     Common Dreams
Trump’s actions are not motivated by any real economic or legal factors, but are instead about pushing his authoritarian agenda and doling out favors to Big Tech companies and other corporate cronies.
Trump threatens extra tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries
21-Jul-2025     The New York TImes
President Trump said nations that support the group’s “Anti-American policies” would face an additional 10 percent tariff. He did not elaborate.
Trump seeks to extract “payment” for reciprocal tariffs by 1 August
11-Jul-2025     SUNS
The Trump administration’s trade war appears to be replete with geopolitical and geoeconomic undertones in which countries with strong links with China in Asia are being severely punished.
Trump announces tariffs of at least 25 percent on 14 countries
8-Jul-2025     The Washington Post
President Trump threatened tariffs between 25 percent and 40 percent on imports from 14 countries, the first of what he said would be a series of higher duties as the administration continues negotiating trade deals ahead of a new Aug. 1 deadline.
Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India
7-Jul-2025     Nation News
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into a partial scope trade agreement with India.
US demands trade deals or threatens tariffs by August 1
7-Jul-2025     DW
The United States is warning its trading partners to negotiate new deals or face higher import taxes by August 1, the latest deadline in President Donald Trump's implementation of "reciprocal" tariffs.
Trump’s tariffs and the Big Tech takeover
3-Jul-2025     Bot Populi
How are countries in the Global Majority world responding to the US’s sudden demand for trade (re)negotiations in the digital economy?
Global trade at gunpoint
19-Jun-2025     In These Times
Trump is setting up a protection racket to expand corporate power around the world.
US pushes countries for best offers by Wednesday as tariff deadline looms
3-Jun-2025     Reuters
The Trump administration wants countries to provide their best offer on trade negotiations by Wednesday as officials seek to accelerate talks with multiple partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline in just five weeks.