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

last update: May 2012

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Agricultural body raises concern about new CARICOM-Canada agreement
13-Apr-2010     Barbados Advocate
The Barbados Agricultural Society is closely watching the ongoing negotiations for the new Canada-CARICOM trade and development agreement, as it is concerned about the potential devastating impact that such an agreement can have on the regional and local pork industries.
Colombia, Mexico sign agreements on deepening FTA project
9-Apr-2010     Xinhua
Colombia and Mexico agreed on Thursday to move ahead on the consolidation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) project to boost trade between the two countries.
Colombia and Panama begin trade talks
15-Mar-2010     Colombia Reports
Panama and Colombia will officially begin negotiations Monday over the terms of a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) planned for later this year.
Colombia to begin free trade talks with Panama as exports fall
11-Feb-2010     Bloomberg
The talks come as Colombia faces a plunge in exports to neighboring Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez pledged last year to end imports from the Andean country in response to a deal that allows U.S. armed forces greater access to Colombian military bases.
Costa Rica, China reach preliminary free-trade accord
11-Feb-2010     Bloomberg
Critics, including the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries, say the agreement will flood the local market with low-quality imports, increase risks for consumers and force Costa Ricans into the informal sector to compete with Chinese producers.
Costa Rica-China trade deal
9-Feb-2010     Straits Times
Costa Rica said on Monday it was on the verge of reaching a free trade deal with China as the Central American nation and the fast-growing Asian economy held talks.
Colombia anticipates free trade deal with Panama in weeks
23-Jan-2010    
Visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that his government is working on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Panama, which could be reached "in a few weeks."
S'pore, Costa Rica, to ink FTA
12-Jan-2010     Straits Times
It will be Costa Rica's first with an Asian country
House approves renewal of Andean trade benefits
15-Dec-2009     Reuters
The US House of Representatives on Monday approved a one-year extension of soon-to-expire trade benefits for Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and a long list of other developing countries.
Caribbean: Closer ties with Latin America jolted by EU banana deal
4-Dec-2009     IPS
As the European Union gets ready to sign an agreement with Latin America to end a 16-year trade war over bananas, Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are expressing their frustration at the perceived double standards of the Latin Americans leaders.