bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

US

Incoherence and uncertainty: Trump’s trade policy
16-Jan-2018 IATP
The actions of the Trump Administration and Congress have, in one year, established a pattern of cynical disregard for rural communities, hostility toward science, and an unbridled scorn for the principles and practice of democratic governance.
Energie: un forum algéro-américain fin janvier à Houston
16-Jan-2018 APS
Le forum offre l’opportunité aux deux pays de réaffirmer leur liens dans le domaine du commerce et de l’investissement.
Philippines eyes more free trade pacts
16-Jan-2018 Malaya Business Insight
Philippines’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is conducting internal studies and consultations on a possible free trade agreement with US. Philippines also hopes a substantial conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and a renegotiation with Japan.
Bumpy road ahead for S. Korea-US FTA renegotiation: senior official
15-Jan-2018 Yonhap
A bumpy road lies ahead for the renegotiation of the free trade deal between South Korea and the United States, a Korean senior trade official said.
Trump softens on NAFTA
15-Jan-2018 Axios
Five sources who’ve spoken privately with Trump about NAFTA say he’s taking more seriously the risks of withdrawing the U.S. from the trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
US looking at free trade agreement with India
14-Jan-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
Major defence agreements between India and US can be expected in the year 2019.
Trump: NAFTA revisions could pay for border wall
12-Jan-2018 The Hill
President Trump said a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could yield the money to pay for his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump could use NAFTA withdrawal letter as negotiating leverage
11-Jan-2018 Reuters
A NAFTA termination letter from U.S. President Donald Trump could become the ultimate sleight of hand from Washington as it seeks to gain negotiating leverage over Canada and Mexico in talks to update the 24-year-old trade pact.
Nafta has worked for US oil industry: executive
10-Jan-2018 Business Times
The US oil industry has benefitted from the free trade pact with Canada and Mexico, and an industry representative urged the Trump administration to keep the deal intact.
Lawyers ask for prompt decision on Lone Star case
9-Jan-2018 Korea Times
Lawyers for a Democratic Society sent a letter to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, demanding a speedy settlement of the dispute between the Korean government and the U.S. buyout fund Lone Star Funds.
Auto becomes top priority in KORUS FTA talks
9-Jan-2018 Yonhap News Agency
There are no tariffs levied on South Korean auto parts shipped to the US which gives local carmakers to use any component while assembling. Local automakers have expressed concerns that any changes to the rules of origin could compel them to import and use parts they don’t really need and hurt local parts manufacturers.
2018: A year of uncertainty for international intellectual property
9-Jan-2018 StarTribune
The US government’s role as a leader of the international intellectual property system is under self-imposed threat.
South Korea on alert for ’US bullying’ during trade talks
5-Jan-2018 CNBC
Seoul, wary of giving into US demands, will seek to limit the number of overall concessions.
US urges UK to cut EU rules after Brexit to boost trade
5-Jan-2018 Bloomberg
US trade official says it is ‘difficult’ to do business with EU and Brexit offers chance to press the ‘reset button’.
Japan wheat market to tighten
4-Jan-2018 The Progressive Farmer
US wheat growers are likely to lose some market share in Japan in the coming years because of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, and the newly constituted Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, a new USDA report warns.
US and Australia meet to review bilateral FTA
3-Jan-2018 Global Trade
Officials from the United States and Australia held a meeting of the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee to review the implementation of the FTA.
Seoul, Washington to kick off FTA talks next week
2-Jan-2018 Korea Herald
South Korea and the United States are to start the first round of negotiations to amend their bilateral Free Trade Agreement on Jan. 5 in Washington.
UK demands secrecy in Brexit trade talks with US
21-Dec-2017 i News
The British Government has demanded total secrecy in its free trade talks with the US for a post-Brexit deal.
Gove: UK would not compromise with US on food standards
20-Dec-2017 The Guardian
Environment secretary sets up possible clash in future US trade talks over retaining EU regulations post-Brexit.
KORUS FTA negotiations likely to be partial revision rather than complete overhaul
19-Dec-2017 Hankyoreh
South Korean Trade Minister expects the US to ask for liberalization of the agriculture and livestock sectors.