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Trump says impeachment inquiry could derail North America trade deal

By Anthony Esposito, GFM Network News, Jeff Mason September 25, 2019

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that an impeachment inquiry against him could derail congressional approval of a North America trade pact, dragging down Mexico’s peso and stock market as investors fled riskier assets. While U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he was confident the U.S-Mexico-Canada trade agreement would

Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on while listening to relatives of missing persons in Mexico City on Sept. 14, 2018. (File photo: Reuters/Violeta Schmidt)

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Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder, GFM Network News 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

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer walks toward reporters ahead of a meeting with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts to discuss talks on modernizing the NAFTA trade deal, in Washington, D.C. on May 11. (Photo: Reuters/David Ljunggren)

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Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News 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

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News 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

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NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 9, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Top-level talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made little headway on Wednesday as the U.S. and Mexico sought to settle differences over the key issue of automobiles, three well-placed sources said. With time fast running out to reach a deal, the two NAFTA members are discussing a U.S.

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

By Anthony Esposito, GFM Network News 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

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NAFTA talks resume amid fears of ‘zombie’ deal

By Anthony Esposito, GFM Network News May 7, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Senior Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials trying to rescue slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade pact met on Monday in a new bid to resolve key issues before regional elections complicate the process. With time fast running out to strike some kind of deal on the North American Free Trade

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Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

By Anthony Esposito, GFM Network News, Sharay Angulo February 26, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — U.S., Mexican and Canadian negotiators met on Monday seeking to narrow disagreements on how to overhaul the NAFTA trade deal despite renewed signs of tension between Mexico and U.S. President Donald Trump over his planned border wall. The trade teams began a seventh round of talks on Sunday aiming to

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, GFM Network News 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,

A pair of Bombardier C series jets. (Bombardier.com)

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At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian plane maker Bombardier won a major U.S. case on Friday, which government officials said showed the importance of free trade at a time when talks to modernize the NAFTA pact are moving slowly. A U.S. tribunal unexpectedly dismissed a complaint by Boeing against alleged dumping by Bombardier in the case

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Trump says impeachment inquiry could derail North America trade deal

Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

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

NAFTA talks resume amid fears of ‘zombie’ deal

Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

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

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