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With the fifth round of the effort to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement about to start, the fundamental chasm between President Trump and Canada and Mexico remains.

On February 29, 2016, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Chrystia Freeland, and the European Union’s Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, announced the completion of the legal review of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today released a detailed and comprehensive summary of the negotiating objectives for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

It’s been 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect, but debate continues with regard to its net benefit to the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican economies. The agreement created the world’s largest free trade zone, affecting 450 million people and impacting three countries that together produce more than $17 trillion annually in goods and services.

Although it’s generally understood that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) eliminated tariffs on eligible products traveling between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, less understood is that not all products qualify for duty free treatment.

Today, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).

January 1, 2014 marks the 20-year anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) implementation and there is strong evidence of the pact’s positive impact on manufacturing in the United States. U.S. manufactured goods to Canada and Mexico more than tripled since 1993, growing some $173 billion through 2012 and accounting for over 18 percent of the total growth in U.S. manufactured exports over that period.

It’s no secret that free trade agreements (FTAs) offer a significant opportunity for duty savings, FTAs make it easier for companies to reduce the landed cost of sourced products, and improve profit margins on exported products.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the leaders of NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico that the United States will not immediately move to exit the regional free trade agreement.

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments and observations on globalization and free trade ostensibly lack what is needed to truly make a difference or improve the current global trade outlook, according to Panjiva.

As the new administration sends waves of uncertainly through the global trade community, this could be the best time ever for shippers to build an investment case for global trade management, here are five trends you need to watch if you’re about to put these savvy systems to work.

President Trump’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership amounts to a drastic reversal of decades of economic policy in which presidents of both parties have lowered trade barriers and expanded ties around the world.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership seeks to encourage companies within the negotiated countries to conduct more business with one another, however there are many concerns with its potential implications.

Ever-changing regulations are making it risky for U.S. companies engaged in cross-border trade endeavors, however, savvy shippers are paying better attention to the details and are finding solutions that save time, money and frustration.