CAFTA

US - Central America Free Trade Agreement

Dominicans await U.S. reply on Free Trade
The Dominican Republic awaits reply from the United States on reports that it deposited during the month of May through the National Planning Office (ONAPLAN).
As Guatemala enters CAFTA, US coalition calls for a new trade model
As the Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is expected to be implemented tomorrow with Guatemala, a coalition of U.S. organizations denounces the Bush Administration's strong arm tactics to force implementation and calls on Congressional candidates to promote positive trade agreements by taking the Pledge for Trade Justice.
Japan can use Dominican Republic to enter the U.S. market
Dominican president Leonel Fernandez today presented his country as a "springboard" for Japanese products to enter the United States duty free.
Costa Rican Unions against US FTA
Secretary of the Internal Front of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) Fabio Chavez Friday assured unions would apply to all possible resources to hamper the implementation of a commercial alliance with the US.
'National Consensus Crucial for FTA'
It is important to set up measures supporting those to be damaged by the free trade agreement (FTA) and induce national consensus to turn the FTA into a new growth engine, the president of the Dominican Republic said Saturday.
CAFTA implementation leaves some countries hanging by a thread
While the machines on the factory floor whirred rat-a-tat-tat, textile maker Sergio de la Torre sat in his office and extolled what CAFTA will bring in the future: attention and foreign investment.
Accuse U.S. of violations regarding Free Trade
The president of the Latin American Pharmaceutical Industries, Hochi Vega, accused Washington today of violating prior agreements instrumented for implementing the DR-CAFTA free trade accord.
Guatemala joins trade agreement
A free-trade agreement with Central America inched closer to completion with the announcement that Guatemala will join three nations already in the pact today.
Guatemalans Occupy Farms Rejecting FTA
Guatemalan farmers occupy Sunday six state farms in the country's north and eastern regions for three consecutive days, protesting against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with United States.
Duty-free zone firms lose contracts with Free Trade delay
Entrepreneurs from Santiago and the duty-free zones in the country are concerned about effects that would be brought about by a new postponement of the Free Trade Agreement between Central American and the United States (DR-CAFTA).