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USA favors removing Nicaragua from free trade agreement
3-Feb-2025 Havana Times
US Special Envoy to Latin America stated that they were seeking “options” with their allies in the region to expel the country from CAFTA-DR.
China-Nicaragua free trade agreement comes into effect
3-Jan-2024 Tele Sur
The FTA provides immediate access to that market for 60 percent of the Nicaraguan products.
China, Nicaragua ink free trade deal to boost economic ties
31-Aug-2023 Xinhua
China and Nicaragua on Thursday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after year-long negotiations in the latest effort to enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
China, Nicaragua substantively complete FTA negotiations
26-Jul-2023 Xinhua
Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Nicaragua’s Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Jesus Bermudez announced that the two countries have substantively completed their free trade agreement negotiations.
China, Nicaragua hard at work on free trade agreement: Ministry
17-Jul-2023 Ecns
China will strive to complete negotiations on a free trade agreement with Nicaragua by the end of July, the Ministry of Commerce said.
China willing to accelerate FTA talks with Nicaragua: senior official
13-Feb-2023 Global Times
China is willing to accelerate comprehensive FTA negotiations with Nicaragua, promoting bilateral development in deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
Free trade zone workers in Nicaragua are without rights
17-Jan-2023 Havana Times
The entry into force in 2006 of the CAFTA-DR represented a notable boost to Nicaraguan exports of products made in companies that operate under the free trade zone regime, which required the hiring of a lot of labor.
China, Nicaragua begin talks for FTA; textile trade may get boost
25-Jul-2022 Fibre2Fashion
China and Nicaragua are moving ahead for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) and have formally established a bilateral intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation mechanism.
Nicaragua and China speed up implementation of free trade deal
13-Jul-2022 Tele Sur
This Central American country signed the "Early Harvest Agreement", a trade instrument whose objective is to facilitate the bilateral exchange of agriculture-related goods by establishing preferential tariffs.
US analyzes excluding Nicaragua from CAFTA for exchange with Russian troops
15-Jun-2022 Q
Joe Biden’s government is analyzing the possibility of launching "strong measures" against Managua at the invitation of external armies, especially "one that has invaded another country," says a US official.
Nicaragua repeals trade agreement with Taiwan after resuming ties with China
15-Dec-2021 La Prensa Latina
Nicaragua’s parliament on Tuesday repealed the free trade agreement (FTA) signed in December 2006 with Taiwan, after last week severing diplomatic ties with the island in favor of Beijing.
What is the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)?
16-Jul-2021 Thomas
The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is a deal between the US, five Central American nations — Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua — and the Dominican Republic.
Peru, Nicaragua begin free trade agreement negotiations
11-May-2021 Xinhua
Peru and Nicaragua began the first round of negotiations to form a free trade agreement.
S. Korea-Central America FTA set for full implementation in March
25-Feb-2021 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea said its free trade agreement (FTA) with a group of Central American nations will be fully implemented starting next month as Panama completed its domestic procedures.
Nicaragua confirms agreement with South Korea
13-Aug-2019 Q Costa Rica
Nicaragua is the first Central American country to establish a date of entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, which is agreed for October 1, 2019.
After NAFTA fight, Trump threatens another trade battle with Central America
9-Jan-2019 McClatchy
Now that the Trump administration has revamped the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is taking a look at kicking key countries out of its sister pact, the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
S. Korea, five central American countries to discuss cooperation
19-Feb-2018 Yonhap
The officials will likely discuss the impact that the trade agreement could have on their economic and business relations.
Taiwan, Nicaragua review free trade pact, expand benefits
3-Nov-2017 Focus Taiwan
Agreement was reached during the meeting on several proposals, including the increase of sugar import quotas from Nicaragua to 60,000 metric tons a year, the statement said.
S. Korea tentatively signs FTA with 5 Central American countries
13-Mar-2017 KBS
South Korea and a group of Central American countries have tentatively signed a free trade agreement.
Peru starts talks on FTA with Russia, Turkey, Israel
3-Sep-2013 Andina
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva, said that Peru has started the first talks toward an eventual free trade agreement between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Israel.