Americas


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

last update: May 2012

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Eyes on the 'prize': Canada hosting South American bloc in hopes of accessing free trade with Brazil, Argentina
This next step in the Liberal government's trade diversification strategy will come a day after Canada formally signs the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chile
EU and Chile looking for the perfect agreement
The European Union and Chile would like to improve on their association agreement, which in 15 years has resulted in the doubling of trade volumes between them.
Argentina: Japan wants to invest in energy and mining sector, says secretary
Argentina and Japan are moving ahead with a bilateral investment treaty.
Ecuador adopts a new approach towards foreign investment
Recent declarations made by members of the newly elected government of Ecuador reveal a reversal of its predecessor's decision to denounce and withdrawal from the ICSID Convention, as well as all of Ecuador’s bilateral investment treaties
A Belt and Road for the Americas?
As Canada, Mexico, and the United States focus on the next round of negotiations on NAFTA, governments in the rest of the Americas are grappling with a more fundamental question about trade. Who will be their dominant trade partner in the future: the US, Europe, or China?
Canada set to open Mercosur trade talks in December: sources
Canada and the South American trade bloc Mercosur will announce in December the opening of negotiations for a free-trade deal during the World Trade Organization’s annual meeting in Argentina.
US wants to update Latin America pacts next after NAFTA
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pointed to the need to modernise agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama and Chile, as well as the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Costa Rica looking to UAE investments for the logistics sector
Costa Rica is trying to sign a bilateral investment treaty with the UAE.
Six years after the ‘Aymarazo’ protests in Peru
Criminal charges pending against 18 community leaders and a billion-dollar court case at ICSID.
Costa Rica seeks FTA with Japan
Costa Rica is aiming to reach a free trade agreement and an investment pact with Japan as part of the Central American country’s strategy to diversify its economy based on business-friendly but environmentally conscious development platforms.

Referenced sites

Americans For Free Trade

A broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs.

Americas Policy Program

The Americas Program of the Center for International Policy is a leading source of information for activists, academics and citizens concerned about US forei...

Bloque Verde

No hay ambiente para el TLC en Costa Rica

Citizens Trade Campaign - Bilateral Agreements

The Citizens Trade Campaign is a US coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, family farm, religious, and other civil society groups founded in 1992 durin...

Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID -

Institución que impulsa el desarrollo de Guatemala y Centroamérica, a través de la investigación y la promoción de programas de desarrollo

Costa Rica Solidaria - NO al TLC

Esta semana lo más relevante de nuestra lucha

GMA

The Grocery Manufacturers of America is a major lobby group on US FTAs

LATN

The Latin American Trade Network is an independent and interdisciplinary research network

Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC

El Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC es un colectivo de artistas que viaja por las comunidades llevando música, teatro, poesía, danza, pintura y talleres, inf...

NFTC

The National Foreign Trade Council is a US business organisation lobbying the US government on its foreign trade policy