Free Trade
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
The US administration still needs to resolve "serious issues" with Panama and Colombia before submitting free-trade pacts with those two countries to Congress for ratification, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
Republicans had planned a vote to extend the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA), which lowers duties on imports from Andean countries.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said failure to ratify free-trade accords with key allies Panama and Colombia would further cede market share to countries including China.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
Exporters in Colombia and Ecuador in particular are watching Congress ahead of a February 12 deadline, after which the lower tariffs guaranteed by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act will lapse.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. labor groups still strongly oppose the Colombia agreement on the grounds that country has not done enough to stop the murders of trade unionists and prosecute those responsible for past killings.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
He'll also push for resolution on similar deals with Colombia and Panama "as soon as possible this year," according to Kirk, the United States Trade Representative.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
I directed my senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carl Meacham, to travel to Panama and Colombia from January 18 to 21, 2011, to assess the consequences of U.S. failure to ratify Free Trade Agreement
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00
Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released today a report on the need to ratify long-pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with Colombia and Panama.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 00:00
The Colombia and Panama deals, reached by Mr. Obama's predecessors, have been roundly attacked by organized labor in the U.S.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 00:00
In a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Obama cited the South Korea pact and said he would seek a similar track on the Panama and Colombia deals.