Barriers to trade are falling fast in the LATAM bloc based on shared market philosophy, not shared borders. The presidents of the Pacific Alliance member nations – Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru – met in Cali, Colombia today to sign an agreement that will remove...
Werker on US-Colombia FTA: Part 3
Cameron Werker and Bill Armburster discuss the trading partner relationship Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview in January regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
Werker on US-Colombia FTA: Part 2
Cameron Werker and Bill Armbruster assess remaining obstacles for exporters Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview in January regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
Werker on US-Colombia FTA: Part 1
US senior commercial officer surveys prospects & resources for US companies Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview recently regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
Werker on US-Colombia FTA: Pt. 1
US senior commercial officer surveys prospects & resources for US companies Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview recently regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
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...
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...
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...
“From Tierra del Fuego to Tijuana”
FTAs open markets to US exporters From the Washington Post: The long delayed free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama “give US an economic boost.” Since US markets were already open to Colombia, the big change under the new FTA is that Colombian markets...
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...