Free Trade
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
Mexican and international organizations sent an open letter to the heads of state of Mexico, the United States, and Canada as they prepared to meet on February 19 in Toluca, Mexico for the sixth North American Leaders' Summit.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
President Barack Obama heads into a summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders eager to engage on issues of trade and other neighbor-to-neighbor interests even as Congress is placing a drag on some of his top cross-border agenda items.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 00:00
The accord is expected to take effect next year after approval by institutions within the member nations. Tariffs on agricultural goods such corn and beef will be gradually reduced.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 00:00
Los presidentes de Colombia, Peru, Mexico y Chile firmaran protocolo sobre desgravacion arancelaria.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 10:16
This hearing will address the challenges and accomplishments of NAFTA. Witnesses include Carla Hills, David Dreier, Eric Farnsworth and Mark Elliot.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
How significant of a priority should strengthening NAFTA be as compared to other trade agreements, and would other countries be interested in participating?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 00:00
Many of today's Mexican billionaires profited from those closed markets and built some of Mexico's most lucrative monopolies
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 00:00
While it changed the country in fundamental ways, the treaty never met many of its sweeping promises to close Mexico’s wage gap with the United States, boost job growth, fight poverty, and protect the environment
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 00:00
The “giant sucking sound” that Ross Perot, a presidential candidate, predicted would be heard as Mexico hoovered up American jobs never materialised; if jobs have moved anywhere in the past two decades, they have gone to China
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 00:00
Has Nafta proved to be a success that the United States should try to replicate more widely or the type of trade agreement that should be avoided in the future?