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

last update: May 2012

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Mercosur keen to sign free trade agreement with Pakistan
9-Mar-2007     Asia Pulse
Mercosur, a regional group of four Latin American countries (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil), has expressed its willingness to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.
Free trade deal on tap
5-Mar-2007    
The Caribbean Community intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with Central America perhaps within the next six months, the organization's top official says.
Caribbean Community to weigh trade deal
4-Mar-2007     Forbes
The Caribbean Community intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with Central America perhaps within the next six months, the organization's top official said Sunday.
Nicaragua seeks FTA with CARICOM
4-Mar-2007     Prensa Latina
Nicaragua has began the negotiations to establish a free trade agreement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), according to Nicaraguan Promotion, Industry, and Trade Minister Horacio Brenes.
Cuba calls regional FTA meeting
28-Feb-2007     Prensa Latina
The Continental Social Alliance and its Cuban Chapter convened on Tuesday the 6th Hemispheric Meeting of struggle against Free Trade Accords (FTA) and for people s integration in this capital.
US not ready for Japan free trade talks: USTR
22-Feb-2007     Washington Post
A top US trade official on Thursday quashed business community hopes for the United States to begin talks on a free trade agreement with Japan after it finishes negotiations on a proposed pact with South Korea.
Labor, greens denounce trade policy
14-Feb-2007     Washington Times
Labor and environment groups and their allies yesterday lashed out at the Bush administration's trade policy, criticizing both the administration's move to extend the president's trade-negotiating authority and its efforts to negotiate a free-trade agreement with South Korea.
Chile will ratify a FTA with Panama in the first semester
24-Jan-2007     Fresh Plaza
Costa Rica also announces to sign a FTA with Panama in the next three months
South America leaders head to Rio Summit
18-Jan-2007     The Guardian
South America's lunge toward the left is overshadowing the goal of free trade as the continent's most prominent leaders arrived in Rio for a two-day summit of the fractured Mercosur economic bloc.
Push on Capitol Hill to boost US-Caricom ties
11-Jan-2007     The Nation
With the Democrats getting ready to take charge of Capitol Hill in Washington, a multifaceted initiative designed to boost economic and political ties between the United States and CARICOM has been placed on the table. It's the brainchild of Manchester Trade, a private firm of international business advisors in Washington.