Mexico Includes Sugar and Banana in FTA with CAThursday, October 28, 2010 Mexico could allow privileges to those products in connection with the unification of the FTA. In return, it requested access to CA of its dairy products, cars, avocado, steel and white corn. Second Round of Unified FTA with MexicoTuesday, August 10, 2010 Yesterday the second round of negotiations began to unify the various agreements Central American countries have signed with Mexico. The objective is to unify the different agreements signed by Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the "Northern Triangle" (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador) into one single Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Unified FTA with Mexico In October 2011Monday, August 22, 2011 October is expected to see the unification into a single trade agreement of the treaties that Mexico has signed with Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). The announcement was made by Bernardo Mendez, director of economic affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in El Salvador. Central America and Mexico Sign Unified FTATuesday, November 22, 2011 Until now Mexico has had a separate bilateral treaty with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Northern Triangle consisting of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The Unified Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be signed today, November 22 in San Salvador, said El Salvador’s finance minister. Guatemala Renegotiates FTA with MexicoTuesday, January 19, 2010 The country will renegotiate better market access for some products which were not given tariff benefits. According to the Guatemalan Economy Ministry, these products are sugar, coffee, banana, tobacco and tuna. Mexico's trade with Nicaragua grows sixfold under 19998 accordWednesday, July 2, 2008 Trade between Mexico and Nicaragua has grown sixfold since a free trade agreement between the two countries came into force in 1998. Eduardo Sojo, the Mexican economy minister, said that trade between the two countries amounted to US$550 million last year. Nicaragua is now Mexico's third trading partner in the region, he added. Central America to Unify FTAs with MexicoMonday, March 30, 2009 The governments will begin negotiations to create a single regional agreement with Mexico which would be ready by 2010. Mexico currently has three commercial agreements in the region, one with Costa Rica another with Nicaragua and the other with the Northern Central American Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.) Region Begins Fourth FTA Round with MexicoTuesday, February 1, 2011 Representatives of Mexico and Central America began negotiations, which will extend until Friday, February 4. Negotiations will cover government procurement, market access, rules of origin and services, among other issues, explained Raul Trejo, Guatemalan Vice Minister of Economy. Getting the Most from the FTA with MexicoFriday, February 17, 2012 Nicaraguan products such as leather, footwear, yogurt and other dairy products, and spices, are potential business opportunities under the unified Central America-Mexico trade agreement. "There is a large niche in the Mexican market which is an opportunity for Nicaragua to place more and more products, to diversify their offering," said Rodrigo Melendez, manager of the economic and commercial section at the Mexican Embassy in Managua, reported LaPrensa.com.ni. Mexico Ratifies FTA with Central AmericaFriday, December 16, 2011 The Mexican Senate has unanimously approved a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Central America. The treaty provides a common legal framework for the conduct of trade in goods and services between the parties, as well as the establishment of investment in the region. Business opportunity in MexicoTuesday, September 9, 2008 Business and investment opportunities to be offered by the Foreign Trade Office (ProMexico) that will be inaugurated at the headquarters of the diplomatic mission in Guatemala The office will serve as the link between investors and Guatemalan and Central American business people. Guatemalan exporters look to MexicoFriday, October 24, 2008 29 Guatemalan businesses started negotiations in 2009 to sell their products in Mexico This is being done withing the framework of the "Mexican Access Table" a program by the Guatemalan Exporter Association (Agexport), with the objective of opening the markets to Guatemalan companies. Central America - Mexico TLC in Stalemate Over Sugar and TextilesTuesday, October 4, 2011 Access for sugar and the rules of origin for textile goods are delaying the negotiations for unification of the FTAs between Mexico and the region. Before the 17th of October, the planned date for signing the agreement, negotiations in these areas must be concluded. Benefits of a Unified FTA Mexico - Central AmericaTuesday, January 17, 2012 Central American countries will be able to access the Regional Integration Committee of Supplies, to supply raw materials for the development of Mexican goods, especially textiles. After three years of negotiations, the Unified Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Central America was signed on November 22nd 2011. Costa Rican Businessmen Reject FTA with MexicoTuesday, September 14, 2010 The House of Food Industry (CACIA for its acronyms in Spanish) "absolutely" rejected the possible signature of a FTA between Central America and Mexico. The president of CACIA, Marco Cercone, said the signing of a Free Trade Agreement between Central America and Mexico would be a "setback" for standards of origin. |
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