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Peru to invest more than US$300k in FTA lobbying efforts in US
15-Mar-2007
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Relations acknowledged that it has contracted the American legal firm Patton Boggs LLP to begin lobbying efforts to speed up the free trade agreement ratification process in the United States.
Peru’s Garcia: 7% increase in economy not enough, promotes FTA with China
14-Mar-2007
Recent news that informed of a 7% increase in Peru’s economy was not to the liking of Peruvian President Alan Garcia.
Peru: Teacher’s union’s complaints could jeopardize FTA with US
14-Mar-2007
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) Mercedes Araoz expressed her concern over complaints that could be taken to international courts by Peru’s teacher’s union, SUTEP and subsequently affect the pending free trade agreement with the United States.
Lawmaker rejects USTR proposal on trade pacts
6-Mar-2007
A Bush administration proposal aimed at winning Democratic party support for free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama falls short of what is needed to strengthen the labor provisions of those pacts, a Democratic lawmaker said on Monday.
Lawmaker rejects USTR proposal on trade pacts
6-Mar-2007 Reuters
A Bush administration proposal aimed at winning Democratic party support for free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama falls short of what is needed to strengthen the labor provisions of those pacts, a Democratic lawmaker said on Monday. It "misses the point" and shifts the focus from improving conditions for workers to a legalistic debate over whether a foreign country’s law are equivalent to those of the United States, he said.
Peru: More suffering for informal economy
1-Mar-2007 Latin America Press
Labor Ministry’s meager efforts to protect workers keep informal laborers on the edge
Labor sees Bush trade talks with Congress failing
25-Feb-2007 Reuters
The Bush administration is unlikely to reach a deal with the Democratic-led Congress to salvage free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Peru, the AFL-CIO said on Friday.
Peru, China to start trade talks this year
23-Feb-2007 Xinhua
Peru and China are expected to begin free trade talks this year with expert-level discussion to open next month, Peru’s Tourism and Foreign Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz said Thursday.
Murtha sees security threat in trade deal
21-Feb-2007 The Hill
US Rep John Murtha (D-Pa.), a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is calling elements of a Peru free-trade agreement (FTA) signed by the Bush administration a threat to national security.
Peru, China to view viability of free trade deal
16-Feb-2007 Reuters
Peru and China on Thursday took a first official step toward a free trade agreement that would unite one of giant Latin American metals producer and the world’s most voracious consumer.
Peru addressing labor concerns to pave way for FTA - Min
14-Feb-2007
Peru is making a concerted effort to address labor concerns being raised by U.S. congressional Democrats in order to ensure approval of the U.S.-Peru free trade pact, Labor Minister Susana Pinilla said Tuesday.
Canada to discuss free trade with Peru
1-Feb-2007 Embassy
Peru and Canada could start discussions for a bilateral free trade agreement as early as February, according to Peruvian Agriculture Minister Juan Jose Salazar.
Ecuador not interested in FTA while Peru expects a ratification soon
17-Jan-2007 FreshPlaza
Correa’s government officially announced that Ecuador is not interested at the moment to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
Open letter from Peruvian agricultural producers
10-Jan-2007
To the People of the United States of America, to the Members of the US Congress: We are sending this letter on behalf of the nine million farmers and rural workers of the coast, highlands, and tropical forests of Peru, who are concerned about the final results of the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) completed in December 2005 between the trade representatives of Peru and the United States.
Peru, Colombia trade deals would lock in more bad investment rules
18-Dec-2006 FPIF
The investment rules in the Colombia and Peru trade pacts with the US deserve special scrutiny. They grant protections for private foreign investors that are virtually identical to those in NAFTA, CAFTA and myriad bilateral investment treaties signed over the past two decades. And yet these countries are being pulled on board at a time of a dramatic awakening about these rules’ potential for harm.
Canada signs Bilateral Investment Treaty with Peru — India and China are next
29-Nov-2006 Mondaq
On November 14, 2006, Canada and Peru signed a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), otherwise referred to as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA). This is Canada’s first BIT to be negotiated in eight years and the first BIT to be based on Canada’s new 2004 Model FIPA.
Democrats urge USTR renegotiate Andean trade pacts
22-Nov-2006
A group of Democrats urged the Bush administration on Tuesday to renegotiate trade pacts with Peru and Colombia to strengthen their worker protections. The request came in a letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab one day before the United States was set to sign the trade deal with Colombia.
Peru, India to sign commercial pact
22-Nov-2006 Daily India
Peru is a good investment destination for India because the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) it has with the United States provides a platform for Indian investors to export to the US, said Vice President, Peru-India Chambers of Commerce, Marco Hurtado.
Canada, Peru sign agreement on foreign investment protection
18-Nov-2006 People’s Daily
Canada and Peru on Tuesday signed a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement, the first one of its kind that Canada has signed with a foreign country in eight years.
Canada to resume free trade talks with Singapore, exploring pacts with Peru, Colombia
15-Nov-2006 IHT
Canada has agreed to resume stalled free trade negotiations with Singapore, and exploring the possibility of establishing free trade pacts with Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson said.