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

last update: May 2012

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2025 national trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers of the President of the United States on the trade agreements program
2-Jun-2025     USTR
The 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers is the 40th report in an annual series that highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports, US foreign direct investment, and US electronic commerce.
Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal: Will this end US trade war?
30-May-2025     Al Jazeera
A US federal court has blocked some of Donald Trump’s tariffs after a lawsuit argued the president had exceeded his authority. A lot of governments will wait and see what happens now.
Declaration of the third Continental Assembly of the Platform
28-May-2025     América Latina Mejor sin TLC
After two days of debate, the organisations and networks of the Latin America and the Caribbean Better Without FTAs Platform issued a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the sovereignty and protagonism of the peoples, social and environmental justice.
The false dilemma between protectionism and free trade
27-May-2025     TNI
The tariff policy of Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States represents a reconfiguration of global trade and poses serious challenges for movements against free trade agreements worldwide.
Guatemala found liable for not protecting hydroelectric project from violent protests
26-May-2025     Herbert Smith Freehills
Earlier this year, a split ICSID Tribunal found Guatemala liable to pay USD 68.5 million in damages plus interest to Panamanian company Energia y Renovación Holding.
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
8-May-2025     The Washington Post
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in conjunction with trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The US has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, but Musk’s role complicates the picture.
Minister Bessant said, "Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first"
15-Apr-2025     Maeil Business Newpaper
Minister Bessant said, "The country that agrees first is advantageous," and "Trump directly participates in the most important trading partners. Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first."
Argentina pursues trade deal in Washington as Trump tariffs loom
2-Apr-2025     Reuters
Argentina's foreign minister will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a trip aimed at laying the initial groundwork for a trade deal between the two nations.
Conflicts of interest and sovereignty at stake: The Ecuador-Canada FTA
2-Apr-2025     CEPR
Ecuador's free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say
17-Mar-2025     Reuters
Ecuadorean officials have told allies of U.S. President Donald Trump that they are interested in hosting a US military base in the South American country and in inking a free trade deal with the US.