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US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual
‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of
US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property
rights (IPR).
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Results Of Annual US Review Of Telecommunications Trade Agreements 4/10/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the results of
the 2012 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications
trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988.
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OECD Issues New Peer Reviews 4/5/2012 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, publishing eleven new peer reviews, has said that the vast majority of territories which have been subject to critical assessments have implemented satisfactory legislative regimes that can facilitate the exchange of information on request.
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Peru, Mexico FTA Comes Into Force 2/3/2012 An updated free trade pact between Peru and Mexico, which will increase the number
of tariff items with preferences attached to 12,000, entered into force on February
1, 2012.
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Guatemala, Peru Conclude FTA 12/19/2011 Following the conclusion of negotiations in November, the governments of Peru
and Guatemala have signed a bilateral Free Trade Agreement to temporarily reduce
tariff barriers to trade.
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Central American Free Trade Pact Sealed 12/12/2011 Mexico and five Central American nations, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica,
Honduras, and Guatemala have agreed to the signing of a new consolidated Free
Trade Agreement, to unify existing bilateral arrangements under one pact.
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Caribbean Territories Sign Up To Anti-Corruption Drive 9/15/2011 A number of offshore Caribbean territories have notified their consent to receive
on-site visits to evaluate their compliance with the Inter-American
Convention against Corruption.
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EFTA Unveils Progress On FTAs 6/23/2011 Following a recent gathering of European Free Trade Association ministers
in Schaan, the Liechtenstein administration announced details of the signing of
a free trade agreement with Hong Kong.
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Mexico Renegotiates Central American FTAs 6/2/2011 Mexico has taken a further step forward in its aim of renegotiating its Central American trade treaties, with the conclusion of a fifth round of talks.
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Peru Expands Regional FTAs 6/1/2011 Peru has added to its treaty network, signing new free trade agreements with Panama and Costa Rica.
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EFTA Pursuing New Free Trade Pacts 4/1/2011 The European Free Trade Association has announced the commencement of free
trade negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and discussions for a further free trade agreement with a consortium
of Central American countries, with an exploratory meeting held on March 23.
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CAFTA-DR Free Trade Commission To Assist SMEs 2/28/2011 Trade ministers representing Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua recently met with Miriam E. Sapiro, Deputy Trade
Representative for the United States at the first meeting in San Salvador of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Commission.
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Guatemala Waives Cruise Tourism Tax 10/20/2010 Guatemala wants to expand luxury cruise tourism to the country by suspending a local tourist tax.
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Mexico And Central America Work Towards Free Trade 8/12/2010 Mexico and Central American countries have started a second round of negotiations to seek to integrate the various free trade agreements signed between them and Mexico.
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Central America Plans Customs Union 7/29/2010 Presidents and high level officials from Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama have met to adopt a 'comprehensive agenda' on regional integration.
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South Korea Looks For FTAs In Central America 7/6/2010 South Korea’s President, Lee Myung-bak, has held recent meetings with the
leaders of Panama and the other countries in the Central American Integration
System, Colombia and Mexico, and has attempted, with each, to progress
discussions on bilateral free trade agreements.
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Tax Reformer Quits Guatemalan Government 6/24/2010 Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight has resigned as Guatemala's finance minister after powerful representations from the business sector succeeded in blocking his key objective of achieving tax reform.
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OECD: Three More Caribbean Islands Make The Grade 5/21/2010 Dominica, Grenada and Saint Lucia have been moved into the category of jurisdictions considered to have substantially implemented the standard on transparency and exchange of information, having now all signed at least 12 exchange of information agreements conforming to the standard.
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EU Signs FTA With Central America 5/20/2010 European Union member states and nations of Central America concluded an ‘Association
Agreement’ at a joint summit on May 19, 2010. The agreement removes tax
barriers to trade between the two parties, facilitating increased economic activity
between the two blocs.
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