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A trade agreement is "an international agreement on conditions of trade in goods and services", according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. [1]
Contents
World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements
Bilateral free trade agreements
United States FTAs
- Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (1989)
- United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- U.S.–Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA)
- U.S. - Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- Korea - U.S. Free Trade Agreement
- U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
- U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
- Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement
- U.S.–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (US-SGFTA)
Middle East FTAs
According to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the following is the status of the Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) trade agreements as of March 2, 2006:
- U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement (in force since 1985)
- U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (in force since 1990)
- U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (US-MFTA) (in force since 2005) [1]
- U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (signed September 14, 2004, and implemented July 27, 2006) [2]
- U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (negotiations concluded September 2005)
- U.S.-United Arab Emeriates (UAE) Free Trade Agreement (launched negotiations March 2005)
Regional free trade agreements
- Free Trade Area of Americas (FTAA)
- Mercosur (free trade alliance comprised by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
- U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
Other organizations
- American-Australian Free Trade Agreement Coalition
- International Monetary Fund
- National Foreign Trade Council
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
Related SourceWatch articles
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- European Union (EU)
- free trade
- Free Trade With Cuba Act
- globalization
- North American Union
- Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies (TRADE) Act of 2007
- Trade Act of 2002
- Trade policy (U.S.)
References
- ↑ trade agreement, Merriam-Webster, accessed May 2008.
External links
General information
- List of Free Trade Agreements and "trade pact" in the Wikipedia.
- Douglas A. Irwin, "Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions," The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.
- Trade Agreements, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, accessed May 2008.
- Free Trade Agreements, Export.gov, accessed May 2008.
- Trade Agreements, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, accessed May 2008.
Articles & commentary
Undated
- "Trade Agreements," CorpWatch.org. Links to news articles on trade agreements.
2003
- Daniel T. Griswold, "Free-Trade Agreements. Steppingstones to a More Open World," FreeTrade.org, July 10, 2003.
- Robert M. Stern, "Labor Standards and Trade Agreements," Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, The University of Michigan, August 18, 2003.
2004
- "U.S.-China Trade. Opportunities to Improve U.S. Government Efforts to Ensure China’s Compliance with World Trade Organization Commitments," U.S. General Accountabilty Office, October 2004.
2006
- Martin Crutsinger, "House Defeats Vietnam Trade Bill," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), November 13, 2006.
- Press Release: "United States and Colombia Sign Trade Promotion Agreement," Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, November 22, 2006.
- "US and Colombia sign trade deal," BBC, 23, 2006.
