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

last update: May 2012

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The Argentina-US trade agreement turns the RIGI into a mega investment protection treaty
20-Mar-2026     TNI
The agreement, which still has to be approved by the Argentine Congress, will give the Incentives Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) a central role, converting it into a mechanism to satisfy the appetites of US corporations.
US, Ecuador sign trade deal cutting tariff rates
16-Mar-2026     News of Bahrain
The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff campaign.
Deals made under repealed tariffs should be reconsidered
12-Mar-2026     Public Citizen
The US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the tariffs is yet another reason for countries like Indonesia to be wary of ratifying these deals negotiated with the Trump administration.
Fast-tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive decrees, constitutional limits, and democratic resistance to ISDS
6-Mar-2026     CCSI
What makes this BIT remarkable is how it is being forced through despite clear constitutional text and two recent referenda rejecting ISDS.
Trump’s deal with Argentina marks a new low in Big Pharma-friendly trade
3-Mar-2026     Public Citizen
The US-Argentina deal represents a new low in using US trade policy to bully countries into adopting intellectual property rules that expand Big Pharma’s monopoly power at the expense of access to affordable medicines.
Argentina, US sign reciprocal trade and investment agreement
6-Feb-2026     Reuters
Argentina will give preferential market access to US goods exports as part of a new trade and investment agreement that prohibits barriers to digital trade and enhances cooperation on economic and national security issue.
Guyana and Belize strengthen bilateral ties with new cooperation agreements
5-Feb-2026     News Room
In the area of investment, the two governments intend to negotiate a Bilateral Investment Treaty, signalling readiness to begin formal discussions toward a treaty aimed at promoting and protecting cross-border investment.
Trade deals with El Salvador, Guatemala are gifts for tech CEOs
2-Feb-2026     Public Citizen
The Trump administration released a new “Agreement on Reciprocal Trade” with Guatemala, following the nearly identical one released yesterday with El Salvador.
USTR signs trade deals with El Salvador and Guatemala
2-Feb-2026     Feedstuffs
Both countries agree to recognize US regulatory certificates and to protect common cheese and meat terms.
“The scent of fraud”: the door opens for a new corporate assault on Honduras
21-Jan-2026     FPIF
While the fate of current ISDS claims remains to be seen, similar corporate investments and interests imposed under the narcodictatorship (the period 2009-2022) are sure to proceed with fewer barriers under the 2026-2030 Honduran government.