Americas

Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.
last update: May 2012
Implementation of the new US-Japan free trade agreement is expected to put US pork producers back on a level playing field in that market and help set the tone for future US free trade agreements.
This meeting will continue other rounds of negotiations in the first week of October in Quito, and the first week of November on Mexican soil, with the aim of reaching an agreement in 2021.
Why has the Israel Free Trade Area Agreement (ILFTA) been so bad for America? Will Israel and its lobby advance even worse US-Israel initiatives?
The Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration nationalised the airline in 2008, paying a symbolic one peso (30 US cents).
Latin American countries want to build even closer ties with China to strengthen their cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior Mercosur official said
US position would add pressure on Japan during trade talks
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have actively organizing against the mining activities.
Caribbean States and investors are not only participating, but being harmed by the ills and abuses of the current system of ISDS.
French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner’s presidency.
After sponsoring juntas until well into the 1990s, the US went after Central and South America with “free trade” deals before once again working with extremists.
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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
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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
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USTR National Trade Estimate Report
Annual assessment of obstacles to US trade interests in foreign countries