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

last update: May 2012

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Ecuador, Mexico initiate FTA negotiations
27-Aug-2019     Prensa Latina
This meeting will continue other rounds of negotiations in the first week of October in Quito, and the first week of November on Mexican soil, with the aim of reaching an agreement in 2021.
US Israel Free Trade Agreement damage assessment
26-Jun-2019     IRmep
Why has the Israel Free Trade Area Agreement (ILFTA) been so bad for America? Will Israel and its lobby advance even worse US-Israel initiatives?
Argentina to pay US$320m in damages over Aerolíneas nationalisation: court
1-Jun-2019     Buenos Aires Times
The Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration nationalised the airline in 2008, paying a symbolic one peso (30 US cents).
Latin American countries envision BRI teamwork
24-May-2019     Ecns
Latin American countries want to build even closer ties with China to strengthen their cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior Mercosur official said
Trump mulls 6-month window for EU, Japan to curb auto sales
17-May-2019     Bloomberg
US position would add pressure on Japan during trade talks
Mining companies use excessive legal powers to gamble with Latin American lives
13-May-2019     Inequality
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have actively organizing against the mining activities.
French firm Suez settles one of two disputes with Argentina for €220 million
26-Apr-2019     Buenos Aires Times
French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner's presidency.
The battle for Latin America: How the US helped destroy the “pink tide”
23-Apr-2019     Counter Punch
After sponsoring juntas until well into the 1990s, the US went after Central and South America with “free trade” deals before once again working with extremists.
United States releases annual assessment of foreign trade barriers
18-Apr-2019     Lexology
Alleged barriers from Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico and Korea.
Venezuela's Guaido to seek to annul $8.7 bln Conoco award
17-Apr-2019     Reuters
Guaido's special prosecutor said has challenged the amount of the ICSID award, claiming “the methodology to determine the compensation was errant.”