Window of Opportunity

Colombia FTA gives competitive advantage to US exporters (but not for long) by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor The US free trade agreement with Colombia significantly expands opportunities for US exporters in South America’s third largest economy. The deal, which took...

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Colombia-US FTA Set to Go

With labor issues resolved, tariffs on US exports will fall starting May 15 The Summit of the Americas ended on a minor key, with headlines zeroing in on the continued exclusion of Cuba at the instance of the US and the bad behavior of US agents, while twitter...

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Still Waiting in the Wings

KORUS kicks in as Colombia, Panama FTAs cool their heels by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor The Korean-US free trade agreement enters into force tomorrow, March 15. As I wrote here last month, the progress of FTAs is stately indeed: After President Obama signed the...

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What Brazil Is Buying

Cotton and ethanol leap into Brazil’s top 5 imports from the US by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor China has roared past the US to become Brazil’s top trade partner, but the US is still the top exporter to the Latin American giant, and those exports – plus the US surplus...

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