Tag: NAFTA

US to move ahead with Mexico trade pact, keep talking to...

WASHINGTON: Contentious US-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement after the mood soured, and...

Mexico president-elect wants to remain in NAFTA, friendly US ties

MEXICO CITY: The landslide winner of Mexico's presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Monday that he will aim to keep Mexico in...

Canadian PM open to compromise on disputed NAFTA sunset clause

LA MALBAIE, Quebec: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday rejected a US demand for a sunset clause in NAFTA but said he was...

Mexico looks to Europe after slapping tariffs on US pork

MEXICO CITY: Mexico will import more pork products from Europe after imposing a 20 percent tariff on US pork legs and shoulders in retaliation...

Mexico to start WTO dispute settlement over US tariffs

MEXICO CITY: Mexico will start a dispute settlement process at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over US tariffs on steel and aluminium, its economy...

Mexico’s Pena Nieto ‘optimistic’ on NAFTA as country makes new offer

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday expressed optimism about NAFTA talks that have been thrown into disarray by a US probe...

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, says Lighthizer

WASHINGTON: The top US trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North...

Paul Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal, Mexico sees...

WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Paul Ryan has set a May 17 deadline to be notified of a new NAFTA trade deal to give the...

NAFTA talks enter critical week with US still pushing hard line

WASHINGTON: Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week on Monday, as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico seek...

Mexico says NAFTA deal ‘reasonably close’ talks ‘not easy’

WASHINGTON: A deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is close at hand but talks to arrive at a finishing point...

NAFTA meeting on tap; Mexico doesn’t want to be used to...

MEXICO CITY: The ministers leading the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could meet again on Thursday in Washington as they...

Mexico expects meeting of ministers to decide scope of NAFTA deal...

MEXICO CITY: The United States, Mexico and Canada have made significant advances on reworking the NAFTA trade deal and ministers will meet in the...