NAFTA TALKS UNDER THREAT AS TRUMP IMPOSES METAL DUTIES
May 1st, 2018
THE PROSPECTS of a successful conclusion to the ongoing talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have taken a heavy blow from today’s decision by President Donald Trump to impose duties on steel and aluminium products from Canada and Mexico at 25% and 10%, respectively.
So say experts following the talks. University of British Colombia Professor Kurt Huebner, speaking from Vancouver, said: “I think a successful NAFTA agreement is now a long shot. The fact that this action is also against the European Union (EU) means he [Trump] has ...
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