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USMCA hurdles not all to do with U.S. politics
Apr 25, 2019
Mexico needs to pass promised labor reforms to boost the independence of its unions. Its lower house has already passed a bill that its Senate is expected to take up shortly. But passing these reforms likely won’t not be enough to convince Democrats and U.S. labor unions to support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade. They say they […]
Trump says new NAFTA will pay for wall. Not likely.
Dec 19, 2018
President Trump seems to have softened his stance on border-wall funding as a make-or-break issue to avoid a government shutdown. Instead, he says Mexico will pay for the wall indirectly through the new NAFTA agreement, now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). It’s an idea he’s mentioned more than a few times, but so […]
What's new about the new NAFTA
Nov 30, 2018
Signed but not yet delivered: The new NAFTA isn't very different from the old one.
Trump joins Canada, Mexico leaders to sign new trade pact
Nov 30, 2018
The USMCA is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Trump administration has a habit of renaming government groups
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Janet Nguyen
Oct 10, 2018
Case in point: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Canadians mull new trade pact, worry about domestic dairy industry
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Emma Jacobs
Oct 8, 2018
Some Canadians worry NAFTA replacement will flood markets with lower-cost U.S. milk and cheese.
What does the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement mean for the digital world?
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Molly Wood
Oct 3, 2018
NAFTA didn't really deal with digital trade. USMCA does.
For public good, not for profit.
After NAFTA overhaul, Canada and Mexico turn to hammering out metal tariff deal
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Erika Beras
Oct 2, 2018
The newly inked trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico resolves issues regarding pharmaceuticals and dairy — but that still the leaves the separate, unresolved feuds around steel and aluminum tariffs. How will the three countries use the NAFTA negotiations to influence how they figure out a metal tariff deal? Click the audio player […]
For farmers in central Washington, the USMCA is "a big relief"
Oct 1, 2018
Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches in Yakima says the new trade deal takes away some uncertainty for farmers like him.
The winners and losers of NAFTA 2.0
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Janet Nguyen
Oct 1, 2018
U.S. dairy farmers make gains in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.