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Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder September 28, 2018

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The United States and Mexico are due to release the text of their trade agreement on Friday, increasing pressure on Canada to join its partners in revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement while Mexico’s president-elect said he would insist on a trilateral pact. President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said […] Read more

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NAFTA teams ready to ‘start solving’ stalled issues, Mexico says

By David Lawder July 27, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday that the negotiating teams for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are ready to kick off talks again after they stalled last month. NAFTA talks between the U.S., Mexico and Canada had stalled since June when the U.S. imposed tariffs on Mexican […] Read more

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Mexico, Canada insist on three-way NAFTA deal

By Reuters July 25, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Canadian and Mexican officials insisted that the North American Free Trade Agreement remain a trilateral pact on Wednesday and reiterated their opposition to U.S. calls for a so-called “sunset clause” that could end the deal after five years. After a meeting in Mexico City, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and […] Read more

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Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

By Reuters May 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Washington this week in another bid to help unblock talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, a spokesman said on Monday. Freeland will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, said spokesman Adam Austen. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are struggling to […] Read more

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Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By David Ljunggren May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try […] Read more

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NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

By David Lawder, Jonathan Spicer May 17, 2018

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative […] Read more

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U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

By David Lawder, Doina Chiacu May 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States is still pushing for a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, while a top Mexican official held out the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump is committed to getting a better agreement with […] Read more

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Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Senior U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline next week issued by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. The failure to secure a quick deal underscores uncertainty over the […] Read more

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Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has set a May 17 deadline to be notified of a new NAFTA trade deal to give the current Congress a chance of passing it, while Mexico’s top trade official on Thursday said time was running short to meet such a deadline. Ryan, who controls legislation […] Read more

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‘Progress’ seen by ministers at NAFTA talks, but breakthrough elusive

By Anthony Esposito May 8, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Canadian, Mexican and U.S. officials hailed progress on revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Tuesday as efforts focused on crafting new rules for the auto sector, but there was no sign of a major breakthrough. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Economy […] Read more

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Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

NAFTA teams ready to ‘start solving’ stalled issues, Mexico says

Mexico, Canada insist on three-way NAFTA deal

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

‘Progress’ seen by ministers at NAFTA talks, but breakthrough elusive

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