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

last update: May 2012

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Panama-Guatemala free trade a 'historic step'
27-Feb-2008     Tico Times
Panama's government has signed a free-trade agreement with Guatemala, Central America's biggest economy with 11 million residents.
Dominican Republic, Haiti could reach free trade agreement by 2009
24-Feb-2008    
The possibility that Dominican Republic and Haiti could sign a free trade agreement as early as next year is being met with approval by commercial, governmental and industrial sectors, as well as economists and poultry producers, newspaper El Caribe said Sunday.
Deal with Europe will lead to Dominican-Haiti trade pact in 1 year, official says
23-Feb-2008    
The Economic Association Agreement between Cariforum and European Union (EPA) countries will lead Dominican Republic and Haiti to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement in one year, said Industry and Commerce minister Melanio Paredes, during the Business Table organized by magazine The Economist.
Panama, Guatemala ready free trade
13-Feb-2008     Prensa Latina
Panama said Tuesday that negotiations for a free trade agreement with Guatemala is 90 percent advanced. Panama plans to negotiate a similar accord with the EU en bloc.
Costa Rica, China begin talks on free trade
10-Jan-2008     New Post India
A Chinese business delegation is in Costa Rica to explore the possibilities of a bilateral free trade agreement. The feasibility study would take at least six months.
Grim present, dim future for Andean integration
26-Dec-2007     IPS
The Andean countries are passing through the gates of the new year with their trade bloc, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), fraying at the edges.
Mercosur plans to sign free trade agreement with Israel
14-Dec-2007     Tempo Real
Mercosur is expected to sign a free trade agreement with Israel next week during the Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Big gains seen from US-Japan free trade pact
28-Nov-2007     Reuters
A free trade pact between the United States and Japan would generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic gains for both countries, according to a study released on Tuesday.
What a vote for free trade means for the U.S.
22-Nov-2007    
In the 2006 elections, aspiring Democrats attacked the Bush administration's free trade policies, and more than 20 new members of Congress were elected, giving the Democratic Party its new majority in the House of Representatives. Yet, nearly two weeks ago, Democratic Party leaders urged those same members of Congress to vote for a new free trade agreement with Peru.
Bolivia: Chancellor Choquehuanca travels to Mexico to sign bilateral agreements
24-Oct-2007     Red Bolivia
Choquehuanca's trip has the purpose of open better markets that go beyond the Free Trade Agreement signed with Mexico ten years ago.