News Links tagged "Free Trade"
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Friday, May 10, 2013
| Location: | Brazil, South America Regional, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Venezuela Role in Mercosur Represents Bloc's 2nd Growth Cycle - Rousseff |
| Author/Source: | Paulo Winterstein Nasdaq |
| Brief: | Venezuela's assumption of the role of temporary president of trade bloc Mercosur in July represents a "second cycle of expansion" for the bloc, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said. |
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | ¿Sabe que es la Alianza del Pacifico? |
| Author/Source: | Dinero.com |
| Brief: | La Alianza del Pacifico es un mecanismo de integracion economica y comercial del cual hacen parte Chile, Colombia, Mexico y Peru. |
Monday, May 6, 2013
| Location: | Argentina, Brazil |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Brazil and Argentina working to find a long-standing agreement on trade, says Marco Aurelio |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | Discrepancies between the two major South American economies were addressed by President Dilma Rousseff and her peer Cristina Fernandez during her scheduled two-day visit to Buenos Aires last April 25, but which ended in frustration and the Brazilian lead |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S., Mexico to talk trade barriers during Obama visit |
| Author/Source: | David Agren USA Today |
| Brief: | Border crossing takes so long in large part because of inadequate infrastructure and inadequate staffing for the amount of traffic |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Free Trade, Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Immigration bill and Obama's trip to Mexico: Why the two are linked |
| Author/Source: | Christian Science Monitor |
| Brief: | Taken together, the president's trip and the immigration-reform bill are forcing Americans to come to grips with Mexico and Mexicans in ways not seen since the controversial passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement |
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
| Location: | Argentina, Brazil |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Who's trading with Argentina? Not Brazil |
| Author/Source: | Thalita Carrico Financial Times (UK) |
| Brief: | Brazilian businessmen complain that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to cross Argentine customs with certain goods |
Friday, March 15, 2013
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Ecuador solo a 4 meses de concluir el ATPDEA |
| Author/Source: | El Universo (Ecuador) |
| Brief: | El consul general de Estados Unidos en Guayaquil, David Lindwall, indico que la salida, por diversas razones, de los otros paises que eran favorecidos por este sistema "ha dejado a Ecuador solo". |
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
| Location: | Argentina, Brazil |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Brazil-Argentina: it's a love-hate relationship |
| Author/Source: | Financial Times (UK) |
| Brief: | The tension over autos will only further worsen an already fraught trading relationship |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | North America: Big Trade Gains Close to Home |
| Author/Source: | Edward Alden Council On Foreign Relations |
| Brief: | U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico as a percentage of total U.S. exports rose from 30 percent when NAFTA was signed to more than 37 percent by 2000. But over the next decade that share dropped back to 32 percent |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fin a tratado de inversiones con EE.UU. analiza Asamblea |
| Author/Source: | El Universo (Ecuador) |
| Brief: | El ultimo paso para dejar sin efecto el Tratado Bilateral de Inversiones (TBI) entre Ecuador y Estados Unidos, suscrito el 27 de agosto de 1993 y ratificado el 13 de octubre de 1995, se dara en los proximos dias |
Monday, January 28, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Europes Role, Free Trade |
| Title: | Latin America Commits to Open Trade After Year of Protectionism |
| Author/Source: | Randall Woods, John Quigley Bloomberg |
| Brief: | The statement, which isn't legally binding, comes after a year in which South America's two largest economies put up new trade barriers |
Friday, December 7, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Twenty Years Later, Nafta Remains a Source of Tension |
| Author/Source: | Julian Aguilar The New York Times |
| Brief: | As economists look to build on Nafta's momentum to improve trade relations between member nations, critics say they should look to past failures to avoid similar mistakes in the future. |
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
| Location: | Argentina, Paraguay |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade, Relations With Neighbors |
| Title: | Paraguay presenta queja |
| Author/Source: | Clarin |
| Brief: | El presidente de la Union Industrial Paraguay (UIP), Eduardo Felippo, dijo que los contingentes provenientes de su pais son sometidos a una fiscalizacion rigurosa y son abiertos para verificacion y control en territorio argentino. |
Friday, November 2, 2012
| Location: | Argentina, Paraguay |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | "El imperialismo" argentino |
| Author/Source: | ABC Color |
| Brief: | El senador paraguayo Miguel Abdon Saguier, excanciller nacional, acuso a Argentina de tener una actitud imperialista al poner trabas a las cargas paraguayas. |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
| Location: | Panama |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) Enters Into Force |
| Author/Source: | Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department Of State U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Today, the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) enters into force, marking an historic milestone and bringing us closer to our goal of an unbroken network of free trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere. |
Friday, October 26, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Brasil pressiona EUA para remover subsidios ao algodão ate 2013 |
| Author/Source: | Pablo Uchoa BBC Brasil |
| Brief: | O Brasil esta pressionando os Estados Unidos para que removam, ate o fim do ano ou o mais tardar no inicio do ano que vem, os seus subsidios ao algodão presentes na lei agricola, que esta sendo discutida no Congresso americano. |
| Location: | Colombia, Costa Rica |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Colombia y Costa Rica avanzan en negociacion de TLC |
| Author/Source: | EFE El Espectador |
| Brief: | El ministro de Comercio, Industria y Turismo colombiano, Sergio Diaz Granados, augura una IV ronda exitosa, que se cumplira en Costa Rica en enero de 2013. |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
| Location: | Cuba, Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Mexico and Cuba begin process of expanding trade ties |
| Author/Source: | EFE Fox News Latino |
| Brief: | The Mexican and Cuban governments held a meeting over the weekend aimed at expanding bilateral trade, a process that could lead to the modification of the free trade agreement that has been in effect since 2001. |
Monday, October 22, 2012
| Location: | Western Hemisphere Regional |
| Category: | Democracy, Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Deputy Secretary of State William Burns To Participate in Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial in Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Spokesperson U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Pathways to Prosperity partners include fifteen Western Hemisphere countries committed to democracy and open markets. |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade |
| Title: | Rousseff defiende derecho emergente de proteger sus economias |
| Author/Source: | AFP El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) |
| Brief: | Presidenta brasilena Dilma Rousseff efectuo este martes en la Asamblea General de la ONU una energica defensa del derecho de los paises emergentes de proteger sus economias. |
Monday, September 24, 2012
| Location: | Argentina |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Argentina: a suitable U.S. trade partner |
| Author/Source: | Jorge Arguello The Miami Herald |
| Brief: | The picture revealed is not precisely that of a country that deserves the protectionist claims filed against it at the World Trade Organization. |
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
| Location: | South America Regional, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Chavez: joining trade bloc a boon for Venezuela |
| Author/Source: | Fabiola Sanchez Associated Press |
| Brief: | Venezuela's efforts to become a full member of Mercosur have been in the works for nearly six years but until recently were held up by resistance from lawmakers in Paraguay. |
| Location: | South America Regional, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Analysis: Venezuela joins trade bloc big on politics, protectionism |
| Author/Source: | Guido Nejamkis The Chicago Tribune |
| Brief: | The decision last month to allow Venezuela's entry into Mercosur stirred further controversy within the group and fueled criticism that it has become little more than a political club for left-leaning leaders. |
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Free Trade, Labor Rights, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Free Trade, Labor Rights, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Assault on Colombian Trade Unions Continues Unabated |
| Author/Source: | Carey L. Biron Inter Press Service |
| Brief: | According to a new report by the AFL-CIO, of those 37 points, at least nine have yet to be adopted, while the implementation of several others "can be regarded as partial or insufficient". |
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
| Location: | Bolivia |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Energy, Free Trade, Indigenous Communities, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Evo pacta revertir la concesion a la compania Mallku Khota |
| Author/Source: | Aline Quispe La Razon (Bolivia) |
| Brief: | El presidente Evo Morales y los comunarios de Mallku Khota acordaron ayer revertir la concesion minera otorgada en esa region a la filial de la compania canadiense South American Silver (SAS). Ademas pactaron que el Estado, a traves de Comibol, se haga ca |
Friday, June 29, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Peru |
| Category: | Europes Role, Free Trade |
| Colombia Category: | Europes Role, Free Trade |
| Title: | Europe, Colombia and the Role of Free Trade |
| Author/Source: | Javier Solana The New York Times |
| Brief: | What I am proposing is that we give Colombia's government credit for the huge progress it has made; that we put faith - and verifiable mechanisms - in the progress it will continue to make; and that we take a step forward. |
Thursday, June 28, 2012
| Location: | Argentina, Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Crecen las tensiones con Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Jose Hidalgo Pallares La Nacion (Argentina) |
| Brief: | Las diferencias entre la Argentina y Mexico a raiz de la suspension, decidida por la presidenta Cristina Kirchner, del libre comercio de autos entre los dos paises siguen subiendo de tono. |
Friday, June 22, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Costa Rica |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Colombia Category: | Free Trade, Relations with Neighbors |
| Title: | Colombia, Costa Rica look to strengthen ties |
| Author/Source: | Rodrigo Arangua Agence France Presse Tico Times |
| Brief: | Santos stressed the countries must join efforts to prevail in the battle being waged against organized crime. Costa Rica, like the rest of Central America, is a bridge for Colombian cocaine cartels. |
Monday, June 18, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Costa Rica |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Colombia Category: | Free Trade, Relations with Neighbors |
| Title: | Colombia, Costa Rica to sign trade agreement |
| Author/Source: | Reuters Reuters |
| Brief: | Presidents Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica and Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia agreed on Friday to start negotiations for a free trade agreement. |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade |
| Title: | Latin American Pacific Bloc Rejects Brazil-Led Protectionism |
| Author/Source: | Randall Woods Bloomberg Bloomberg |
| Brief: | Leaders from Latin America's most open economies will sign a trade accord today to increase commerce along the Pacific rim of the region, distancing themselves from countries such as Argentina and Brazil. |