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Mexico, Canada insist on three-way NAFTA deal

Jul. 25, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

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 […]

Trump says ‘getting there’ in NAFTA talks

Jun. 19, 2018 at 2:03 pm CDT

By Reuters

Italy won’t ratify EU trade deal with Canada, farm minister says

Jun. 14, 2018 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Francesca Landini

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

Jun. 14, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:23 am CDT

By Allison Martell

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

May. 28, 2018 at 7:31 pm CDT

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 […]

By Reuters

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

May. 22, 2018 at 6:53 pm CDT

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 […]

By David Ljunggren

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

May. 17, 2018 at 6:54 pm CDT

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 […]

By David Lawder Jonathan Spicer

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

May. 11, 2018 at 4:20 pm CDT

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 […]

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

May. 11, 2018 at 4:54 am CDT

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 […]

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren