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Trump and trade policy. Elements for analysis.
12-Mar-2025     América Latina Mejor sin TLC
The Platform, together with Latindadd, held a virtual meeting aimed at providing elements for analysing the new global economic situation brought about by the return to power of US President Donald Trump.
Meat Institute asks USTR to remove non-tariff trade barriers
12-Mar-2025     Feedstuffs
The Meat Institute is calling for the removal of non-tariff barriers to trade and for access to new markets for meat and poultry products.
I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”?
4-Mar-2025     rabble.ca
A quarter century ago, I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?”
US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says
4-Mar-2025     MercoPress
US State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs said that President Donald Trump's administration is not looking for new free trade agreements, but is open to investment promotion, fair and equitable trade agreements.
On digital trade: Will Trump 2.0 continue to break from neoliberalism?
28-Feb-2025     Centre for International Governance Innovation
Time will tell how Trump’s digital trade agenda will evolve.
American workers vs. surveillance capitalism: the future of digital trade policy
19-Feb-2025     Harvard Kennedy School
The USTR's review of the USMCA should reveal that its digital trade chapter, built on the Obama-era neoliberal TPP rules, seeks to consolidate tech power, monopolize markets, undermine workers’ rights, and disregard AI transparency and accountability.
Noboa announces trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada
3-Feb-2025     Prensa Latina
The President of Ecuador announced that after months of negotiations his country has finally reached a trade agreement with Canada, although he did not give a date for its signing and entry into force.
They should have listened to us about free trade
31-Jan-2025     rabble.ca
Almost 40 years ago, the Left was warning about the consequences of tying Canada economically to the US. The election of Donald Trump is showing just how accurate those warnings were.
Trump signs memorandum directing trade representative to review existing US trade deals
21-Jan-2025     The Korea Times
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum on "America First" trade policy calling for a review of existing US trade agreements.
Senators demand US trade chief Tai halt late talks on investor protections
16-Jan-2025     Reuters
A bipartisan group of US senators called on US Trade Representative to stop negotiations with Mexico, Canada and Colombia that they say would weaken investor protections in some US free trade deals during the Biden administration's final days.