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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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U.S. trade chief says NAFTA approval on ‘thin ice’ without deal soon

By Dave Graham, David Lawder May 1, 2018

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters –– U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday that if a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement cannot be reached with Canada and Mexico in about three weeks, its approval by the U.S. Congress could be in jeopardy. Lighthizer said at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event […] Read more

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NAFTA ministers to reconvene Tuesday on signs of progress

By Jason Lange April 20, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Canada and Mexico on Friday said good progress had been made in talks with the U.S. to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and that ministers would meet again on Tuesday as they push to wrap up a deal. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso […] Read more

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer take part in a joint news conference on the closing of the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City. (Photo: Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

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NAFTA officials set for Washington meeting to push for progress

By David Ljunggren April 17, 2018

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 North American Free Trade Agreement, […] Read more

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

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren April 7, 2018

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — The U.S., Mexico and Canada still have to resolve major issues around NAFTA, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday, casting doubt that the quick deal sought by Washington would materialize. Freeland met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo for several hours on Friday […] Read more

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

By David Ljunggren, Veronica Gomez April 5, 2018

Ottawa/Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico, Canada and the U.S. have made good progress in their bid to modernize the NAFTA trade pact but still have work to do, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday. Freeland also said she would be flying to Washington for a meeting on Thursday with U.S. Trade Representative Robert […] Read more

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

By lesley-wroughton, Sharay Angulo March 5, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican and U.S. officials pushed on Monday to speed up NAFTA negotiations, with the U.S. floating the idea of reaching an agreement “in principle” in coming weeks to avoid political headwinds later this year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, showing impatience at the slow pace of the talks, said Mexico’s […] Read more

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Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

By Dave Graham, David Ljunggren March 1, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Negotiators trying to rework the NAFTA trade deal on Thursday were hit by the prospect of a battle over U.S. steel tariffs that could make it more complicated to build autos in North America, one of the most sensitive issues at the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would […] Read more

U.S. trade negotiators are skeptical of a Canadian suggestion that North American content in automobiles would be higher if the value of software and related materials produced by the three NAFTA nations were taken into account. (Ford.ca)

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

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder January 29, 2018

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 drained manufacturing jobs to Mexico, […] Read more

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Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

By Reuters January 12, 2018

London, Ont. | Reuters — Canada welcomes the suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that the deadline for concluding talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end of March, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Friday. Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that “a lot of things are hard to […] Read more

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

U.S. trade chief says NAFTA approval on ‘thin ice’ without deal soon

NAFTA ministers to reconvene Tuesday on signs of progress

NAFTA officials set for Washington meeting to push for progress

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

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

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

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

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

Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

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