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NAFTA officials set for Washington meeting to push for progress

Apr. 17, 2018 at 6:52 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials driving NAFTA renegotiations will meet in Washington on Thursday, a Canadian government source said on Tuesday, as pressure for a quick deal mounted. Although the United States is eager to quickly wrap up negotiations to update the US$1.2 trillion […]

No breakthrough at NAFTA talks, U.S. timeline could be in doubt

Apr. 7, 2018 at 12:09 am CDT

By David Lawder David Ljunggren

Canada reports progress on NAFTA, says ‘we’re not there yet’

Apr. 5, 2018 at 5:51 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Veronica Gomez

U.S. optimistic about quick NAFTA deal, Canada more downbeat

Mar. 28, 2018 at 3:48 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

U.S. pushes NAFTA talks pace, warns of political headwinds

Mar. 5, 2018 at 8:17 pm CST

By lesley-wroughton Sharay Angulo

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

Jan. 29, 2018 at 3:47 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Monday dismissed Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks but pledged to stay at the table, easing concerns about a potentially imminent U.S. withdrawal from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has […]

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

NAFTA negotiators trade barbs, agree on extension

Oct. 17, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Trade negotiators from the U.S. and Canada accused each other of sabotaging attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday, even as they and Mexico agreed to extend talks into 2018. A round of talks in Washington that lasted seven days failed to […]

By David Lawder David Ljunggren

Tough U.S. NAFTA demands send ball back into lobbyists’ court

Oct. 16, 2017 at 8:28 pm CDT

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — Lobbying efforts on the North American Free Trade Agreement faced a major test this week after the Trump administration ignored advice from U.S. business groups and pitched proposals to radically reshape NAFTA, leaving its future in doubt. The U.S. demands to force renegotiation of NAFTA […]

By Dave Graham David Lawder

U.S. wants NAFTA five-year sunset provision

Sep. 14, 2017 at 8:02 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that the United States was seeking to add a five-year sunset provision to the North American Free Trade Agreement to provide a regular, “systematic re-examination” of the trade pact. Ross told a forum hosted by Politico that both he […]

By David Lawder

Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:02 pm CDT

Mexico City/Ottawa | Reuters — Mexico and Canada on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to scrap NAFTA, describing it as a negotiating tactic designed to gain an advantage during talks to update one of the world’s biggest trading blocs. In comments that initially pushed Mexico’s peso currency down […]

By David Ljunggren Gabriel Stargardter

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