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US-Panama

Separate from the US-Dominican Republic-Central America free trade agreement (DR-CAFTA), the US is negotiating a bilateral deal with Panama. The process started in April 2004 and

Panama agrees $26m payment to settle dispute with US miner
28-Nov-2024     Mining.com
Panama has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a dispute with Dominion Mineral Corp. after losing an arbitration award in 2020 over the US mining company’s copper-gold exploration licences.
Groups to USTR, USDA: Panama must fully implement trade pact
21-Apr-2022     DRGNews
Panama submitted a formal request to revise the agricultural tariff elimination terms of the US FTA. US agriculture groups urge the Biden administration to oppose any changes to agricultural tariffs, TRQs or safeguards.
Panama seeks review of US trade pact, flags certain farm goods
17-Mar-2022     National Post
Panama said it had requested a review of the terms and conditions of a trade agreement in place with the United States since 2012.
Bridgestone V. Panama
27-Aug-2020     Global Legal Chronicle
The US subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation lost a $20 million plus arbitration claim against the Republic of Panama filed by under the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
Trump Organization pressures Varela
10-Apr-2018     La Prensa
A letter sent by the Trump Organization's lawyers reminded President Varela of Panama's obligations under a 1983 treaty that protects the rights of investors from the United States.
Panama president cancels Colon land sale after clashes
24-Oct-2012     BBC
Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli says he will scrap plans to sell off state-owned land in the duty-free zone of Colon after violent protests - one week before the US-Panama FTA comes into effect.
Residents in Panama protest privatization of canal zone as US trade deal nears
24-Oct-2012     FSRN
next week, a trade deal with Panama will go into effect. Anti-corruption advocates have criticized Panama for providing tax havens for wealthy corporations and its policies have drawn protest from within the country. This week, residents of Colon are under a curfew after protesters hit the streets in response to the government’s plan to privatize land.
US-Panama Free Trade Agreement enters into force Oct. 31
23-Oct-2012     Agri-Pulse
United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk announced today the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement will enter into force on October 31, 2012.
US - Panama trade deal to go into force "very soon": USTR Kirk
29-Sep-2012    
A long-delayed free trade agreement between the United States and Panama will soon go into force, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Friday.
The US whitewashes Panama’s fatal flaws to champion FTA
26-Aug-2011     Scoop
US policymakers would be wise to re-evaluate the TPA, carefully separating the pros from the cons.