August
16 August 2024
Trade Policy Developments
World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews:
Canada
Global Affairs Canada:
Canada's State of Trade 2024 - Trade and Investment Update
MERCOSUR-United Arab Emirates:
First round of negotiations
Canada – Ukraine:
Modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement enters into force
Chile-United Arab Emirates:
Both countries sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
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
World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews:
Jamaica
Canada-Ecuador:
Second Round of Negotiations for the signing of a Trade Agreement
El Salvador – China:
Announcement of start of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement
Honduras – China:
Sixth Round of Negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement
Chile – Mexico:
Successfully completion of negotiations to modernize Free Trade Agreement
United States-Kenya:
Seventh Negotiating Round under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
United States – Korea:
Environment Meetings under the U.S.-Korea FTA
June
12 June 2024
Trade Policy Developments
Chile-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement:
IV meeting of the Administrative Commission
Peru-India:
Sixth round of trade negotiations
United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA):
Fourth Meeting of the Free Trade Commission
United States – Kenya:
Sixth round of negotiations of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations
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
U.S. – Singapore Free Trade Agreement:
Joint Committee Meeting
Office of the United States Trade Representative:
2024 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights
Colombia-United Arab Emirates:
Signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Chile-Indonesia:
Chile's Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approves modernization of economic-trade agreement with Indonesia
Chile-Mexico:
First meeting with a view to modernizing the FTA between both countries, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary since its implementation
Chile-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement:
Fifth Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chile-Vietnam
Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA):
South Korea becomes a new member after having successfully completed its accession process
Chile-United Arab Emirates:
Negotiations to sign an economic-trade agreement during 2024 finish
MERCOSUR - European Free Trade Association:
XI round of negotiations held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, concludes
Argentina-Hungary: Progress in the modernization of the Bilateral Investment Treaty
Costa Rica - United Arab Emirates:
Signature of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment
Canada-Ecuador:
1st Round of negotiations for the signing of a Trade Agreement officially concludes
Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA):
Entry into force
Ecuador-United Arab Emirates:
Joint declaration to begin negotiations for a trade agreement
April
12 April 2024
Trade Policy Developments
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement:
Joint Statement of the Sixth Federal Trade Commission
World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews:
Chile
United States – Oman Free Trade Agreement:
Joint Communiqué of the United States-Oman Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation
World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews:
Honduras
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR):
2024 Trade Policy Agenda and 2023 Annual Report
MERCOSUR – European Free Trade Association (EFTA) trade negotiations:
Vice President of Brazil reaffirms his government's interest in advancing an agreement
Agreement on Trade and Gender:
Brazil adheres to the agreement
Belize:
The National Trade Policy 2019 – 2030
Belize – El Salvador :
First Round of Negotiations for a Partial Scope Agreement
Economic Complementarity Agreement Belize – Taiwan:
1st Meeting of the Administrative Commission
Peru and the United Arab Emirates agree to start negotiations to reach a trade agreement
Peru – India trade negotiations:
Sixth round of negotiations
Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement:
Chile and Mexico agree to modernize trade agreement to incorporate gender and MSMEs chapters
Pacific Alliance:
Meeting of the High Level Group
Costa Rica – Colombia Free Trade Agreement:
Colombia and Costa Rica agree to deepen Trade Agreement
Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates reach a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment
Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates to begin negotiations on a Trade Agreement
Ecuador and the Dominican Republic to begin negotiations of a trade agreement
Guatemala - Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA):
Agreement enters into forcé
Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA):
Interest of the Government of El Salvador to be part of the Agreement
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
Honduras – China free trade negotiations:
Third round of negotiations
Trade agreement between Paraguay and Chile enters into force
Trade Association Agreement between Costa Rica and Ecuador:
National Assembly of Ecuador ratifies the Agreement
U.S – Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations:
USTR Releases Summaries from U.S.
February
20 February 2024
Trade and SMEs
13 - 14 March, 2024. VIII Dialogue of High-level MSME Authorities and MSME Internationalization Conference