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

last update: May 2012

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Interview: Regional integration more urgent for LatAm to face rise of "mega-blocs"
19-Aug-2016 Xinhua
Emerging giant trade blocs around the world make it "more urgent" than ever for Latin American countries to achieve regional integration and compete, a United Nations officer has told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Uruguay to sign free trade agreement with Chile
3-Aug-2016 Latin America Herald Tribune
President Tabare Vazquez said that Uruguay planned to sign a free trade agreement with Chile, expanding south-to-south cooperation and regional integration.
Argentina and Mexico pledge to reach “absolute integration and free trade”
2-Aug-2016 Merco Press
Argentina and Mexico agree on the need to reach absolute integration and free trade, as part of the closer bilateral relations confirmed with the visit to Buenos Aires of Mexican head of state Enrique Peña Nieto.
Peru ratifies FTA with Honduras
27-Jul-2016 Tax News
Peru ratified its free trade agreement (FTA) with Honduras on July 24, 2016, according to a statement from Peru’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR).
Costa Rica to capitalize on free trade agreement with Colombia?
21-Jul-2016 The Costarican Times
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Costa Rica and Colombia will become effective this August 1.
Argentina says no to Free Trade Agreements
15-Jul-2016
A chronicle of the public audience organized by the Assembly “Argentina better off without free trade agreements”.
Obama’s economic omens in Argentina
14-Apr-2016 Marcha
Obama’s visit to our country has left behind a host of controversies. Set out below, are the omens he made on economic affairs.
The Mexican FTA that Macri wants for Argentina
14-Apr-2016 IADE
The tale of a disaster waiting to happen? Mauricio Macri promised to open up to imports. And there is no doubt that he will do this.
Argentina and the United States sign agreements on trade, security and anti-drug trafficking
24-Mar-2016 The Bubble
In a historic moment, ministers from Argentina and The United States signed bilateral agreements this morning.
10 years post “el NO” to the FTAAs, we double our resistance against free trade treaties for a project for the people.
13-Mar-2016 Alba Movimientos Capítulo Argentina
A decade after the popular victory that led to burying the FTAAs in the City of Mar del Plata, a number of organizations and popular movements in Argentina assemble as part of a continental day

    Links

  • Americans For Free Trade
    A broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs.
  • Americas Policy Program
    The Americas Program of the Center for International Policy is a leading source of information for activists, academics and citizens concerned about US foreign policy toward Latin America and movements for social justice within the hemisphere.
  • Biodiversidad en América Latina
  • Bloque Verde
    No hay ambiente para el TLC en Costa Rica
  • Citizens Trade Campaign - Bilateral Agreements
    The Citizens Trade Campaign is a US coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, family farm, religious, and other civil society groups founded in 1992 during the fight over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID -
    Institución que impulsa el desarrollo de Guatemala y Centroamérica, a través de la investigación y la promoción de programas de desarrollo
  • Costa Rica Solidaria - NO al TLC
    Esta semana lo más relevante de nuestra lucha
  • Ecuador contra el TLC - Movilizaciones de Marzo 2006
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  • GMA
    The Grocery Manufacturers of America is a major lobby group on US FTAs
  • LATN
    The Latin American Trade Network is an independent and interdisciplinary research network
  • Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC
    El Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC es un colectivo de artistas que viaja por las comunidades llevando música, teatro, poesía, danza, pintura y talleres, informando a l@s costarricenses sobre las graves consecuencias que tendría para nuestro país la aplicación del Tratado de "Libre" "Comercio" (TLC)
  • NFTC
    The National Foreign Trade Council is a US business organisation lobbying the US government on its foreign trade policy
  • 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 based on collaboration and ecological well-being.
  • 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. bilateral trade policy.
  • US-Japan Business Council
    USJBC has been pushing for a US-Japan FTA
  • USTR
  • USTR National Trade Estimate Report
    Annual assessment of obstacles to US trade interests in foreign countries