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

last update: May 2012

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Argentina pursues trade deal in Washington as Trump tariffs loom
2-Apr-2025     Reuters
Argentina's foreign minister will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a trip aimed at laying the initial groundwork for a trade deal between the two nations.
Conflicts of interest and sovereignty at stake: The Ecuador-Canada FTA
2-Apr-2025     CEPR
Ecuador's free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say
17-Mar-2025     Reuters
Ecuadorean officials have told allies of U.S. President Donald Trump that they are interested in hosting a US military base in the South American country and in inking a free trade deal with the US.
Trump and trade policy. Elements for analysis.
12-Mar-2025     América Latina Mejor sin TLC
The Platform, together with Latindadd, held a virtual meeting aimed at providing elements for analysing the new global economic situation brought about by the return to power of US President Donald Trump.
Meat Institute asks USTR to remove non-tariff trade barriers
12-Mar-2025     Feedstuffs
The Meat Institute is calling for the removal of non-tariff barriers to trade and for access to new markets for meat and poultry products.
I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”?
4-Mar-2025     rabble.ca
A quarter century ago, I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?”
US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says
4-Mar-2025     MercoPress
US State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs said that President Donald Trump's administration is not looking for new free trade agreements, but is open to investment promotion, fair and equitable trade agreements.
On digital trade: Will Trump 2.0 continue to break from neoliberalism?
28-Feb-2025     Centre for International Governance Innovation
Time will tell how Trump’s digital trade agenda will evolve.
American workers vs. surveillance capitalism: the future of digital trade policy
19-Feb-2025     Harvard Kennedy School
The USTR's review of the USMCA should reveal that its digital trade chapter, built on the Obama-era neoliberal TPP rules, seeks to consolidate tech power, monopolize markets, undermine workers’ rights, and disregard AI transparency and accountability.
Noboa announces trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada
3-Feb-2025     Prensa Latina
The President of Ecuador announced that after months of negotiations his country has finally reached a trade agreement with Canada, although he did not give a date for its signing and entry into force.