ISDS Case Map
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.
last update: May 2012
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Americas
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.
See also
- Americas
- ALBA / TCP
- Brazil
- Canada
- Canada-Colombia
- Canada-India
- Canada-Korea
- Chile
- Colombia
- CPTPP
- EU-CAN
- EU-Canada
- EU-Central America
- EU-Mercosur
- EU-US
- FTAA
- IBSA
- Japan-Mexico
- Mercosur
- Mexico
- North & South America
- Pacific Alliance
- Peru
- Uruguay
- US-Andean countries
- US-Australia
- US-Bahrain
- US-Chile
- US-China
- US-Colombia
- US-DR-CAFTA
- US-India
- US-Korea
- US-Malaysia
- US-Morocco
- US-Oman
- US-Panama
- US-Peru
- US-SACU
- US-Taiwan
- US-Thailand
- US-UAE
- USMCA (NAFTA)
Both accords are expected to be finalized within the first half of 2010.
At least in rhetoric, the PPA attempts to balance economic progress and trade initiatives with social justice. Until something is done with the flawed NAFTA model which has benefited multinational corporations at the expense of labor, health, safety and environmental rights, it will not mean a damn thing.
Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Felipe Calderón of Mexico agreed Monday to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement as part of a strategy to reduce their dependence on the industrialised world.
Le président brésilien Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva et son homologue mexicain Felipe Calderon ont appelé lundi à une alliance stratégique entre les deux pays, sur la base du libre-échange et de la coopération entre les compagnies énergétiques d'Etat Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) et Petrobras.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner qualified agreements signed with Hugo Chavez for “key sectors” such as foodstuffs, energy and technology as “absolutely necessary” and “transcendental for the 21 Century”.
Despite the controversies associated with the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Carl Francis, says Trinidad and Tobago will be better off in the area of trade once it joins forces with Canada.
The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has received approval from CARICOM to enter into trade negotiations with Brazil
The Dominican Republic, which is already linked to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as a part of the CARIFORUM which recently signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe, has resubmitted its application to join the 15-member grouping and regional leaders seem willing to welcome the country into the fold.
During the second round of free trade negotiations last week, China's negotiating team discussed allowing 94 percent of Costa Rican goods to access the Chinese market, but left out key products such as coffee, sugar, beef, pork and chicken.
The Colombian government sent key bills to Congress Wednesday, seeking its approval of free trade agreements with Canada and the European Free Trade Association, or EFTA, the Ministry of Commerce said.
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
