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U.S. makes lower trade deficit top priority in NAFTA talks

EghtesadOnline: The United States on Monday launched the first salvo in the renegotiation of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ), saying its top priority for the talks was shrinking the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and Mexico.
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Publish Date:18/July/2017 | 05:24

Germany's Merkel lends support to Mexico over NAFTA

EghtesadOnline: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday backed Mexico to press for a successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Donald Trump, thanking its government for keeping German interests in mind during the talks.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 13:04

In blow to Trump, GE backs NAFTA and voices support for Mexico

EghtesadOnline: General Electric on Friday praised Mexico as a big part of its future and said the company is "very supportive" of the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) that U.S President Donald Trump has threatened to ditch.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:28

Trump Backs Away From Document Suggesting Softer Nafta Stand

EghtesadOnline: The White House backed away from an administration letter to key members of Congress suggesting that President Donald Trump is softening his protectionist stance on Nafta and instead seeking modest changes to the trade accord.
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Publish Date:01/April/2017 | 19:22

Mexico’s Top Diplomat Says Nation Can Survive End of Nafta

EghtesadOnline: Mexico is prepared for the end of the North American Free Trade Agreement if it can’t reach a deal with the U.S. and Canada that benefits all three nations, the country’s top diplomat said.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 07:40

Trump says he would like to speed up NAFTA talks

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his concerns about the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) deal on Thursday and said he would like to speed up talks to either renegotiate or replace the deal.
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Publish Date:02/February/2017 | 17:47

Trump Will Act on NAFTA , TPP ‘Very Shortly,’ Spokesman Says

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump won’t wait for Congress to confirm trade officials to act on his promises to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and give notice he will renegotiate NAFTA , press secretary Sean Spicer said.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 24:59

Trump's NAFTA revamp would require concessions, may borrow from TPP

ٍEghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump's plan to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) to make it "a lot better" for U.S. workers would not be a one-way street for his administration, as Canada and Mexico prepare their own list of demands that could require difficult U.S. concessions.
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Publish Date:22/November/2016 | 24:56

Mexico says labor, environment rules could be in NAFTA update

EghtesadOnline: Mexico could include labor and environmental rules in talks over modernizing a trade deal between the United States and Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Saturday as he seeks to avoid a stand-off with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 07:20

Trudeau Threatens to Leave Nafta Rather Than ‘Take Any Old Deal’

EghtesadOnline: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some of his most aggressive comments to date on dealing with U.S. demands to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding he still thinks he can get the right deal for his country.
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Publish Date:04/February/2018 | 10:21

Yen Gains, Asia Stocks Stall on Trump Nafta Remark

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump grabbed investors’ attention in an otherwise listless Asian trading session, with the yen rising and S&P 500 Index futures slipping with the Mexican peso as the U.S. president said he may end the North American Free-Trade Agreement.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 04:50

Trump Rules Out Swift Nafta Withdrawal in Favor of Renegotiation

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump won’t immediately terminate U.S. participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the White House said, after he spoke with the leaders of Mexico and Canada about ways to renegotiate the accord.
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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 05:37

Fearing protectionism, Canada's Trudeau reaches out to U.S. Congress

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out in a video address to the new U.S. Congress on Tuesday to stress how tightly linked the economies of Canada and the United States are, amid fears of a protectionist Trump administration.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 05:08

Former Canadian PM rebukes Trump on NAFTA , predicts his defeat

EghtesadOnline: Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on Sunday criticized Donald Trump's potential plan to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) and said the U.S. presidential candidate will likely lose the Nov. 8 election.
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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 07:01