On September 27, 2017 the third round Nafta renegotiations round closed in Ottawa, Canada, with negotiators stating that they “made significant progress in several areas”. They also stated that “meaningful advancements were made in the areas of telecommunications, competition policy, digital trade, good regulatory practices, and customs and trade facilitation”, while “Parties also exchanged initial […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO Nafta second round negotiations came to an end on Tuesday September 5, with more than two dozen working groups of experts and technical officials advancing and discussing proposals. The three countries declared that important progress was achieved, while they will continue the process of internal consultation in preparation for the third round […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO As the second round Nafta renegotiations got on their way on September 1, 2017 in Mexico City, the three negotiating countries concluded the first round in a statement that they were committed to an “ambitious outcome”. A number of issues are on the table for round two, while there are time constraints […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO Nafta renegotiation may, after all, not be such a bad idea, as may have seemed at first when talk was heated and not always conciliatory. If one considers that Nafta has, for the most part, not been updated since its outset in 1994, perhaps this can now be considered due. Moreover, reading […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO In a recent article Christopher Wilson, Deputy Director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, discusses the approach that the U.S.-Mexico border region should take. Wilson analyzes the situation now that U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the first round negotiations have started […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO U.S.-Mexico border towns have for decades and especially since the start of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, developed intertwined economic relationships with each other. Labor, consumption and investment have been consistently flowing between both sides of the border over this time and economic prospects have been shared. With NAFTA […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO As was reported in the Financial Times on August 15, 2017 all three sides in Nafta negotiations have defined the goal for the new talks as “modernization” of Nafta. In the same article, it was also said that the U.S. Trump administration and the U.S. trade unions want new rules on labor […]
MOREBy GIANLUCA SALPIETRO Nafta renegotiations, requested by U.S. President Mr. Trump, have started last August 16th and ended the following Sunday. In the event, the U.S. administration has clearly indicated it is not so much interested in “tweaking” Nafta’s commercial rules, rather it wishes to set Nafta on a new path, amongst other things, to […]
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