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El Salvador to concrete six trade agreements in 2011
31-Dec-2010 Inside Costa Rica
The government of El Salvador aims to concrete in 2011 trade agreements with Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, the European Union (EU) and the countries of the Pacific Rim.
North American Integration Back on the Front Burner
28-Dec-2010 BeYourOwnLeader
In the last year, the U.S. has channelled many of the the Security and Prosperity Partnership’s (SPP) trilateral negotiations to parallel bilateral discussions with both Canada and Mexico. Recent reports of a Canada-U.S. security and trade agreement has once again highlighted the whole process of deep continental integration. The U.S. is formulating a strategy with the aim of implementing a North American security perimeter.
Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador discuss progress of free trade area initiative
27-Dec-2010 Andina
Trade ministers of Peru, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador will meet next month to monitor progress of Peru’s initiative to create a free trade area between the four Pacific nations
Panama begins campaign for free trade with EFTA
28-Nov-2010 Xinhua
Panama’s Trade and Industry Minister Roberto Enriquez announced on Friday that Panama will begin campaigning for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations.
Big trade opportunity for Mexico and Brazil
23-Nov-2010 FT
Experts say a deal with Mexico could provide important access for Brazilian products to the US and Canadian markets through the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trade deal with Singapore to open door to APEC
23-Nov-2010 Colombia Reports
Colombia’s trade minister told business newspaper La Republica that recently-started talks on initiating a free trade agreement with Singapore could clear the path to Colombia’s membership of the APEC Pacific Rim trading bloc.
Colombian Senate approves investment agreement with China
27-Oct-2010 Xinhua
Colombia’s Senate Tuesday approved in a first reading an agreement under which China and Colombia will promote and protect their investments in each other’s countries.
Landlocked Bolivia eyes port after deal with Peru
20-Oct-2010 Reuters
"This [deal] opens the door for Bolivians to have an international port, to the use of the ocean for global trade and for Bolivian products to have better access to global markets," Evo Morales said after signing the agreement.
Peru president proposes a Pacific Rim integration for South America
20-Oct-2010 LIP
Yesterday, Peruvian President Alan García said he wrote letters to the presidents of Panama, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, proposing the regional integration of the five Pacific rim countries.
Costa Rica-China free trade agreement approved for final review
8-Oct-2010 Tico Times
Costa Rica’s Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX) and the legislature’s Special Permanent Committee agreed Thursday morning to recommend approval of the free-trade agreement with China.
Ecuador Assembly agrees to end international investment pacts
16-Sep-2010 Dow Jones
Ecuador’s National Assembly has approved a government request to end bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements with Germany, the UK and Northern Ireland. Those with Finland, Sweden, Canada, China, the Netherlands, France, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and the US may be next.
Organizations launch a campaign against Bilateral Investment Treaties
25-Aug-2010 Enlazando Alternativas
Various organizations and social networks in Latin America launched a Continental Campaign against bilateral investment treaties and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Colombia, Venezuela to negotiate free trade
16-Aug-2010 Buenos Aires Herald
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos unveiled that during the meeting he had with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez they agreed to continue with the creation of a judicial frame to allow free commerce between both countries.
Colombia-Panama trade talks move forward
11-Aug-2010 Colombia Reports
Colombia and Panama have made good progress in the third round of their bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement, and a fourth round of talks may be held to seal the FTA deal.
Plata says Colombia to sign investment treaty with Japan
2-Jul-2010 Bloomberg
Colombia’s Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata says the pact with Japan may be signed "in the next couple of weeks" and he will visit South Korea to sign another treaty,
CARICOM Says Speed Up CSME Process
17-Jun-2010
A meeting of regional private sector officials has ended in Grenada with a call for Caricom to speed-up the rate at which free movement of goods and services are implemented.
Bolivia abandons trade agreement
7-Jun-2010 Poder 360º
Beginning June 7, Bolivia will terminate its free trade agreement with Mexico which has existed since 1994. No reason was given for why the Andean nation is taking this step.
Panama, Canada To Sign Free Trade Agreement
9-May-2010 Inside Costa Rica
Panama’s Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henriquez will fly to Toronto, Canada, to sign on May 14 a free trade agreement.
Agricultural body raises concern about new CARICOM-Canada agreement
13-Apr-2010 Barbados Advocate
The Barbados Agricultural Society is closely watching the ongoing negotiations for the new Canada-CARICOM trade and development agreement, as it is concerned about the potential devastating impact that such an agreement can have on the regional and local pork industries.
Colombia, Mexico sign agreements on deepening FTA project
9-Apr-2010 Xinhua
Colombia and Mexico agreed on Thursday to move ahead on the consolidation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) project to boost trade between the two countries.