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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 US must seek labour guarantees in trade agreements
11-Aug-2011     SDP
Defenders of labour rights celebrated today the US request to establish an arbitral panel to analyse Guatemala’s non compliance with labour rights under a free trade agreement (FTA).
Nicaraguan businesspersons seek free trade agreement with Venezuela
7-Jul-2011    
There are concerns in Nicaragua about the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, with whom the Central American government has signed trade agreements without the participation of Nicaraguan businesspersons, DPA reported.
Free trade at what cost?
6-Jul-2011    
Inking free trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is among the highest priorities for the U.S. business community.
Panama seeks FTA with Caribbean countries
16-Jun-2011     Prensa Libre
Panama will attend the Caribbean Investment Forum in Trinidad and Tobago, to offer Caribbean countries like Barbados, Belize and Jamaica free trade agreements negotiations, according to an official source.
Central American integration —and militarization
5-Jun-2011    
Representatives of the governments of Mexico and the Central American countries wrapped up a fifth round of talks on a regional free trade agreement last week. The negotiations took place in Mexico City, with the next round of talks to be held in August in El Salvador.
Realigning trade alliances
23-May-2011    
With the demise of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a realignment of trade alliances is evident in the hemisphere—witness ALBA, Petro Caribe, expanded Mercosur. In the aftermath of the Lome Convention between the European Union and its former colonies of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific, the age of preferential trade agreements came to an end and the era of reciprocal trade was born.
Trade agreement with Canada a main focus for CARICOM Council meeting
19-May-2011     St Kitts & Nevis Observer
During the upcoming 32nd Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Georgetown, Guyana, the packed agenda will include updates with respect to on-going negotiations with Canada
Venezuela formally exits Andean nations and waits for Mercosur incorporation
24-Apr-2011    
Venezuela formally exited the Andean Community of Nations, CAN, Friday when it stopped belonging to the free trade zone which for 38 years eliminated a full range of tariffs among its members (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia), announced the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.
Ecuador Congress ends bilateral pacts with France, Sweden
18-Mar-2011     Dow Jones
Ecuador's National Assembly has approved a request by President Rafael Correa to end bilateral investment-promotion and protection agreements with France and Sweden.
Nicaragua joins Chile-Central America FTA
24-Feb-2011     Insidecostarica.com
Nicaragua joined on Tuesday the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Central America, seeking to promote exports bound for the South American country.