From the front page of El Tiempo, the major newspaper in Bogota: "Tras 3 años de espera, TLC volvió al Congreso" -- After 3 years of waiting, the Free Trade Agreement sent back to Congress. As far as we can tell, the photo of the clock and the clown go to a different story. Also, we don't... Continue Reading
Vice President Joe Biden and Vice President Xi Jinping of China spoke on the economy, trade and investment Friday at a Beijing gathering attended by U.S. executives of companies that do business in China. Bloomberg's thorough roundup story, "Biden Talks Trade, Market Access With Coca-Cola, China... Continue Reading
During his just-completed bus tour through the Midwest, President Obama repeatedly called for enactment of the pending U.S. free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea. Although the President continued to obscure the key process detail -- the White House must now submit the agreements... Continue Reading
We're pleased to see that the U.S. Trade Representative's office has elevated the profile of the three pending free agreemeents on its homepage -- http://www.ustr.gov -- which we take to be reaffirmation of the White House's intention to move forward with the agreements with Colombia, Panama... Continue Reading