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July 25, 2008


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2008
May 30	Region	Isthmus rejects EU proposal in Lima
May 23	Region	Wal-Mart: an opportunity or a threat for small producers?
May 09	Guatemala	Colom & Bush discuss immigration reform
April 18	Honduras	Budget Approved as IMF Looks On
April 04	Guatemala	Colom seeks to boost Brazilian investment in the Guatemalan oil industry
April 04	Region	A second round of free trade negotiations with EU
March 14	Honduras	Underage migration on the rise
March 07	El Salvador	Dubious optimism at CAFTA's two year mark
March 07	Panama	Panama signs FTA with Guatemala
February 22	Region	In EU negotiations, isthmus will face stubborn opponent
February 22	Costa Rica	CAFTA faces new hurdle
February 15	Costa Rica	CAFTA staggers forward
February 08	Guatemala	US recession hits the mining industry
January 25	Region	Forecasts of US recession strike fear in isthmus
January 18	Costa Rica	Future of CAFTA in the balance
January 11	Honduras	Petrocaribe deal on the rocks
January 04	Region	MASECA's monopoly over Central America 's corn flour industry
2007
November 16	Costa Rica	CAFTA agenda stumbles in Congress
November 09	Panama-Nicaragua	Panama and Nicaragua sign FTA
November 02	Region	More banks in foreign hands
October 26	Costa Rica	Negotiations with EU begin
October 12	Costa Rica	CAFTA squeezes through in referendum
October 05	Region	CAFTA yields few benefits
September 28	Belize	The politics of oil
August 17	Guatemala	Macro view hides widespread woes
July 13	Panama	Free trade with US impending
July 06	Region	Costa Rica's shift to China impacts isthmus
July 06	Costa Rica	Public professes ignorance on CAFTA
June 15	Panama	Economic growth fails to trickle down
June 15	Costa Rica	Goodbye Taiwan, Hello China
June 01	Region	FDI: another failed development policy
May 18	Region	SICA-CARICOM union up in the air
May 18	El Salvador/ Honduras	FTA signed with Taiwan
May 04	Region	So much for open markets
April 20	Guatemala	Cafta: little to show after nine months
March 23	El Salvador	CAFTA's first year marred by deficit
March 16	Costa Rica	Media leads pro-CAFTA campaign
March 09	Region	The EU approach to bilateral negotiations
March 09	Nicaragua	Government to enter controversial talks with IMF
February 23	Region	FTA talks with EU set to begin
September 15	Region	A glimmer of hope for WTO talks
September 15	Costa Rica	Costa Rica fails to reap benefits of FTA with Chile
August 23	Region	HSBC to buy Panama 's Banistmo for US$1.77 billion
July 21	Region	Presidential summit used to strengthen region's economic and political ties
July 21	Costa Rica	Indigenous peoples discuss CAFTA
July 7	Costa Rica	Legal arguments against CAFTA
June 30	Nicaragua	Unión Fenosa: power cuts expose inefficiency
June 30	Guatemala	Microcredit boom benefits commerce
May 26	Region	Trade negotiations between EU & CA: from Washington consensus to Vienna consensus?
May 26	Honduras	US concerns over trade with Venezuela
May 26	Guatemala	Sugar industry diversifies
May 26	Guatemala	CAFTA close to implementation despite
October 14	Region / Guatemala	Trade increases with ideological opponents
August 26	Panama	CAFTA could delay FTA with US
August 12	Panama	US textilers force CAFTA changes
August 5	Honduras	Pro CAFTA campaign stifles opposition
August 5	El Salvador	CAFTA: no alternative?
August 5	Costa Rica	Opposition to DR-CAFTA holds firm
August 5	Guatemala	US employs cold war rhetoric to discredit CAFTA opponent
July 22	Guatemala	IADB quietly publishes scathing program evaluation
July 15	Guatemala	Cattle smuggling into Mexico on the rise
June 24	Costa Rica	IDB loan intended to compensate CAFTA's losers
June 10	Costa Rica	Fears that outside funds may have influenced CAFTA negotiations
June 10	Belice / Guatemala	Trade accord in sight despite unresolved territorial dispute
June 3	Costa Rica	CAFTA could lead to decline in basic grain production
May 20	Region	Strong opposition in US threatens ratification of CAFTA
May 13	Region	CAFTA to assuage Chinese textile threat
April 29	Region	CAFTA protection ineffective and flimsy
April 15	Region	Volatility in world coffee prices impacts Central America
April 15	Honduras	Anti-corruption law reforms under fire
March 18	Guatemala	CAFTA: barricades and protests
March 11	Guatemala	Congress approves CAFTA
March 11	Region	GM threat lies in store
February 25	Region	CAFTA: Sure path to ratification
February 25	Costa Rica	Arias: multi-party system problematic
February 11	Guatemala	Improved export figures no guarantee of economic development
February 4	Costa Rica	Big companies reap FTA benefits
January 28	Panama	Fiscal reforms amended but still on course
January 28	Region	Micro-finance: a good bet for banks
January 21	Guatemala	Sugar sours trade talks with Chile
December 10	Costa Rica	Intel's impact on Costa Rica's economy under scrutiny
November 12	Region	China and Central America: different paths towards economic development
October 1	El Salvador	Government promotes foreign investment
October 1	Nicaragua	Trade talks begin with Taiwan
September 10	Guatemala	Shifting conditions for maquila
August 6	Costa Rica	Mysterious discrepancies in Costa Eican and Mexican trade figures
August 6	Guatemala	Honey exports doubin 2003
July 23	Costa Rica	Campesinos and Standard Fruit dispute land rights
July 23	Region	CAFTA proponents: wage laws hurt competitiveness
July 23	Region	ECLAC: High-tech exports fail to jump start economies
July 9	Costa Rica / Panama	Chicken wars test integration
June 11	Costa Rica	Alarm over shark fishing
March 26	Panama	Us and Singapore free trade targets
March 19	Panama	Panama aims for FTAA headquarters
March 5	Region	Central American power grid closer to reality
February 20	Guatemala	Market forces drive adoptions
January 23	Region	CAFTA negotiations wrapped up


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