españolSalvadoran Congress ratifies FTA with ColombiaFriday, August 22, 2008 The Congress of El Salvador ratified the FTA that the country, along with Guatemala and Honduras, negotiated and signed with Colombia in 2007 and which should come into force before the end of the year. The ratification of the FTA "will strengthen trade, and at the same time will allow a greater flow of investment between El Salvador and Colombia," the Salvadoran Minister of Economy, Richard Esmahan, believes. First Round in Panama - Colombia FTAThursday, January 14, 2010 Negotiators from both countries will meet tomorrow in Bogotá, Colombia. They will conduct an initial exploratory meeting, in which they'll agree on the basis for negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). FTA Colombia – El Salvador Comes Into EffectTuesday, February 2, 2010 The Free Trade Agreement signed by both countries came into effect on Monday. 53% of Colombia’s industrial goods now benefit from zero tariffs when entering El Salvador. New Round in Panama-Colombia FTAThursday, February 11, 2010 The second exploratory meeting for a Free Trade Agreement between Panama and Colombia is taking place in Panama City. Ministers from both countries expect to conclude the exploratory process, defining the basis for a FTA between both countries. First Round for Panama-Colombia FTATuesday, March 16, 2010 Delegations from both countries started the first negotiation round for a Free Trade Agreement in Panama. It will extend until Friday, and the next one will take place in Colombia between April 12 and 16. FTA Panama-Colombia Negotiations in MarchThursday, February 18, 2010 The first negotiation round for a Free Trade Agreement between both countries will take place in the Panamanian capital, between March 15 and 19. This was reported by Colombia’s Commerce Minister, Luis Guillermo Plata, who added that a second round has already been scheduled for April 12-16 in Bogotá. FTA Colombia – Honduras Now In ForceMonday, March 29, 2010 The Free Trade Agreement between both countries has been in effect since last Saturday. With Honduras, Colombia concludes an FTA with the ‘northern triangle’ (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). In November 2009, a Free Trade Agreement with Guatemala came into effect, and in Febraury the same happened with El Salvador. $215 million for the electric interconnection of Panama and ColombiaThursday, July 31, 2008 Last week, Panamanian and Colombian authorities agreed on acceleratating the process of electrical interconnection. The electric line will run for 614 kilometers, connecting substation Panamá II in El Pedregal with Cerromatoso in Colombia. 55 kilometers of underwater cable are included, 40 of them in Panamanian territory. Panama and Colombia Commence Second FTA RoundMonday, May 10, 2010 A second negotiation round for signing a free trade agreement between both countries started today in Bogotá, Colombia. In the first round, held on March, both negotiating teams closed the chapter of Transparency in Institutional Matters. Panama Resumes FTA Talks with ColombiaThursday, January 13, 2011 Government authorities traveled to Colombia with the objective of resuming FTA negotiations. The negotiations had been suspended back in October due to lack of consensus on issues like access to agricultural and non agricultural markets and customs procedures, among others. Office of Electricity Interconnection to be Located in PanamaThursday, March 5, 2009 The electric interconnection company between Colombia and Panama will be located in the latter. A reunion between the presidents of both countries concluded with a company name change from "Intercolpa" to "Panama Colombia Interconnection" (ICP), and with the agreement of locating the company's facilities in Panama. Colombia and Panama Close Labor Chapter of FTAMonday, May 17, 2010 The countries concluded their second negotiation round for a Free Trade Agreement between them; most of what’s left are “complex” topics, such as financial services. Luis Guillermo Plata, Colombia’s Commerce Ministry, highlighted the negotiation’s progress. FTA Doubles Trade Between Guatemala and ColombiaWednesday, March 27, 2013 In the three years that the FTA has been in effect the trade balance favorable to Colombia increased from $251 million in 2009 to $527 million in 2012. The nations of the Northern Triangle of Central America, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, have a free trade agreement with Colombia, whose enactment in 2010 produced immediate effects, rapidly increasing trade in goods and services between the FTA parties. Colombia Expands Protection to Local IndustryThursday, January 31, 2013 Central American exporters are on alert after the Colombian government decided to increase the protection for domestic footwear and textiles industry. These measures will apply to imports from those countries Colombia does not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with. In addition, a subsidy will be granted to the coffee sector totalling around $44 million. |
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