NAFTA Ministers Acknowledge Significant Challenges, Extend Timetable to 2018

October 19, 2017

Negotiators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States completed their fourth round of negotiations for modernising the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Tuesday 17 October, with ministers announcing that the talks are in a challenging phase and will need to be extended into 2018.

 

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: NORTH AMERICA

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

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