Americas


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

last update: May 2012

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The United States and Uzbekistan announce early harvest on trade, accelerate agreement on reciprocal trade and investment talks
The United States and Uzbekistan have agreed to an early harvest of trade commitments to strengthen the bilateral economic and investment relationship and ensure reciprocity, balance, and resilience in bilateral trade.
US reciprocal trade deals built to push America's trade partners away from China
When the Trump administration imposed so-called "reciprocal," country-specific tariff rates in April 2025, it made clear that the measures were intended not only to protect US industry but also as negotiating leverage to extract bilateral concessions.
One year of Trump tariffs prove corporate profits always came before the public interest
The 2026 NTE Report makes it clear that the Trump administration’s primary motivation behind its trade policy is to protect the profits of big US companies.
Comparing the digital trade provisions in the new US trade deals
Focus on certain digital trade provisions in the nine agreements for which we now have the full legal text.
The Argentina-US trade agreement turns the RIGI into a mega investment protection treaty
The agreement, which still has to be approved by the Argentine Congress, will give the Incentives Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) a central role, converting it into a mechanism to satisfy the appetites of US corporations.
US, Ecuador sign trade deal cutting tariff rates
The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff campaign.
Deals made under repealed tariffs should be reconsidered
The US Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the tariffs is yet another reason for countries like Indonesia to be wary of ratifying these deals negotiated with the Trump administration.
Fast-tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive decrees, constitutional limits, and democratic resistance to ISDS
What makes this BIT remarkable is how it is being forced through despite clear constitutional text and two recent referenda rejecting ISDS.
Trump’s deal with Argentina marks a new low in Big Pharma-friendly trade
The US-Argentina deal represents a new low in using US trade policy to bully countries into adopting intellectual property rules that expand Big Pharma’s monopoly power at the expense of access to affordable medicines.
Argentina, US sign reciprocal trade and investment agreement
Argentina will give preferential market access to US goods exports as part of a new trade and investment agreement that prohibits barriers to digital trade and enhances cooperation on economic and national security issue.

Referenced sites

Trrade for People and Planet

We want trade deals to be democratic, to benefit working people and the environment. We need to revolutionize the trade model and create a new global economy...

US-Japan Business Council

USJBC has been pushing for a US-Japan FTA

US State Department Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs

The Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs ensures that the overall foreign policy goals of the U.S. Government are factored into the development of U.S. bilatera...

USTR National Trade Estimate Report

Annual assessment of obstacles to US trade interests in foreign countries