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

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US and Ecuador: A trade agreement nears
5-Sep-2025     Devdiscourse
The United States and Ecuador have announced advancements in their trade agreement and tariff discussions.
Battling for farmers' seed systems: UPOV 91 and trade agreements
4-Sep-2025     IATP
A IATP report on on how the U.S. and its seeds companies use free trade agreements to undermine the policy space available for farmers to save, use, exchange, and sell farm-saved seeds.
Mounting corporate pressure on Honduras threatens community rights
25-Jul-2025     Mongabay
New data on foreign arbitration claims in Honduras reveal that the lawsuits filed by corporations against the country now total $19.4 billion in legal claims, equivalent to roughly 53% of Honduras’ GDP in 2024.
Trump announces trade agreement with the Philippines and terms of deal with Indonesia
23-Jul-2025     CNN
President Donald Trump said he and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines have reached a trade agreement. Shortly after, he also revealed more detailed terms of an agreement with Indonesia.
Trump’s bizarre, authoritarian, Big Tech-friendly tariffs on Brazil
21-Jul-2025     Common Dreams
Trump’s actions are not motivated by any real economic or legal factors, but are instead about pushing his authoritarian agenda and doling out favors to Big Tech companies and other corporate cronies.
Trump threatens extra tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries
21-Jul-2025     The New York TImes
President Trump said nations that support the group’s “Anti-American policies” would face an additional 10 percent tariff. He did not elaborate.
Trump seeks to extract “payment” for reciprocal tariffs by 1 August
11-Jul-2025     SUNS
The Trump administration’s trade war appears to be replete with geopolitical and geoeconomic undertones in which countries with strong links with China in Asia are being severely punished.
Trump announces tariffs of at least 25 percent on 14 countries
8-Jul-2025     The Washington Post
President Trump threatened tariffs between 25 percent and 40 percent on imports from 14 countries, the first of what he said would be a series of higher duties as the administration continues negotiating trade deals ahead of a new Aug. 1 deadline.
Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India
7-Jul-2025     Nation News
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into a partial scope trade agreement with India.
US demands trade deals or threatens tariffs by August 1
7-Jul-2025     DW
The United States is warning its trading partners to negotiate new deals or face higher import taxes by August 1, the latest deadline in President Donald Trump's implementation of "reciprocal" tariffs.