Economy of North America

The United States, Mexico and Canada failed to resolve any major differences in a fifth round of talks to rework the NAFTA trade deal, drawing a swift complaint from the Trump administration on Nov. 21 that the lack of progress could doom the process.

You have served two mandates as the elected member of the Executive Committee of AmChams in Europe*, what is your estimate of the future trade potential between America and the EU? 

Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement intensified on Sept. 23 although U.S. negotiators looked set to once again withhold proposals for one of the Trump administration's most challenging issues.

The United States, Mexico and Canada signed non-disclosure agreements before the first round of negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico's Economy Ministry said on Friday.

In the opening NAFTA session of talks, the United States did not give precise details of how much it wanted to boost North American content for autos, a source directly familiar with the negotiations said on Aug. 19.

The United States won't settle for cosmetic changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the top U.S. trade negotiator said, as negotiations to rework terms of the pact began.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called the 23-year-old trade pact the "worst" in history and vowed to fix it - or withdraw from it.

As the United States, Canada and Mexico kick off negotiations on Aug. 16 to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement, the biggest uncertainty is whether a deal can pass President Donald Trump's "America First" test.

The Greek subsidiary of Canada's Eldorado Gold, Hellas Gold, is set to put its investment in mining projects in Halkidiki on ice following the government's decision to refer its dispute with the company to arbitration.

Hellas Gold announced on Wednesday that it has suspended the inauguration of the facilities at the Olympias mine in northern Greece 'until further notice.'

Negotiations on reworking North America's landmark free trade pact will begin next month in Washington, U.S. officials announced on July 19.

The Trump administration on May 18 launched a 90-day countdown to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, part of its aggressive stance towards trade that it charges has hurt U.S. workers.