August
16 August 2024
Trade Policy Developments
bullet World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews: Canada
bullet Global Affairs Canada: Canada's State of Trade 2024 - Trade and Investment Update
bullet MERCOSUR-United Arab Emirates: First round of negotiations
bullet Canada – Ukraine: Modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement enters into force
bullet Chile-United Arab Emirates: Both countries sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
bullet Chile - European Union: Advanced Framework Agreement and Interim Trade Agreement Chile-EU approved in the Foreign Relations Commission of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
bullet World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews: Jamaica
bullet Canada-Ecuador: Second Round of Negotiations for the signing of a Trade Agreement
bullet El Salvador – China: Announcement of start of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement
bullet Honduras – China: Sixth Round of Negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement
bullet Chile – Mexico: Successfully completion of negotiations to modernize Free Trade Agreement
bullet United States-Kenya: Seventh Negotiating Round under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
bullet United States – Korea: Environment Meetings under the U.S.-Korea FTA

June
12 June 2024
Trade Policy Developments
bullet Chile-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement: IV meeting of the Administrative Commission
bullet Peru-India: Sixth round of trade negotiations
bullet United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA): Fourth Meeting of the Free Trade Commission
bullet United States – Kenya: Sixth round of negotiations of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations
bullet Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement: Joint statement for the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the agreement

May
22 May 2024
Trade Policy Developments
bullet U.S. – Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Joint Committee Meeting
bullet Office of the United States Trade Representative: 2024 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights
bullet Colombia-United Arab Emirates: Signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
bullet Chile-Indonesia: Chile's Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approves modernization of economic-trade agreement with Indonesia
bullet Chile-Mexico: First meeting with a view to modernizing the FTA between both countries, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary since its implementation
bullet Chile-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Fifth Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chile-Vietnam
bullet Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA): South Korea becomes a new member after having successfully completed its accession process
bullet Chile-United Arab Emirates: Negotiations to sign an economic-trade agreement during 2024 finish
bullet MERCOSUR - European Free Trade Association: XI round of negotiations held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, concludes
bullet Argentina-Hungary: Progress in the modernization of the Bilateral Investment Treaty Spanish versionPDF
bullet Costa Rica - United Arab Emirates: Signature of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment
bullet Canada-Ecuador: 1st Round of negotiations for the signing of a Trade Agreement officially concludes
bullet Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Entry into force
bullet Ecuador-United Arab Emirates: Joint declaration to begin negotiations for a trade agreement

April
12 April 2024
Trade Policy Developments
bullet U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: Joint Statement of the Sixth Federal Trade Commission
bullet World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews: Chile
bullet United States – Oman Free Trade Agreement: Joint Communiqué of the United States-Oman Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation
bullet World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews: Honduras
bullet Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR): 2024 Trade Policy Agenda and 2023 Annual Report
bullet MERCOSUR – European Free Trade Association (EFTA) trade negotiations: Vice President of Brazil reaffirms his government's interest in advancing an agreement
bullet Agreement on Trade and Gender: Brazil adheres to the agreement
bullet Belize: The National Trade Policy 2019 – 2030
bullet Belize – El Salvador : First Round of Negotiations for a Partial Scope Agreement
bullet Economic Complementarity Agreement Belize – Taiwan: 1st Meeting of the Administrative Commission
bullet Peru and the United Arab Emirates agree to start negotiations to reach a trade agreement
bullet Peru – India trade negotiations: Sixth round of negotiations
bullet Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement: Chile and Mexico agree to modernize trade agreement to incorporate gender and MSMEs chapters
bullet Pacific Alliance: Meeting of the High Level Group
bullet Costa Rica – Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Colombia and Costa Rica agree to deepen Trade Agreement
bullet Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates reach a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment
bullet Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates to begin negotiations on a Trade Agreement
bullet Ecuador and the Dominican Republic to begin negotiations of a trade agreement
bullet Guatemala - Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Agreement enters into forcé
bullet Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA): Interest of the Government of El Salvador to be part of the Agreement
bullet Central America – Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement: Pro Tempore Presidency of Central America leads the signing of Guatemala's accession to the FTA with South Korea
bullet Honduras – China free trade negotiations: Third round of negotiations
bullet Trade agreement between Paraguay and Chile enters into force
bullet Trade Association Agreement between Costa Rica and Ecuador: National Assembly of Ecuador ratifies the Agreement
bullet U.S – Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations: USTR Releases Summaries from U.S.

February
20 February 2024
Trade and SMEs
bullet 13 - 14 March, 2024. VIII Dialogue of High-level MSME Authorities and MSME Internationalization Conference Offsite link

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