The PM reportedly told the president a NAFTA deal is possible without some of the U.S.’s more controversial demands. U.S. lawmakers say that if a deal doesn’t happen by May 17, it won’t happen this year
A World Trade Organization panel maintained an earlier ruling that EU “launch aid” provided to Airbus had resulted in lost sales for Boeing in the twin-aisle and very-large aircraft markets
One trade expert says Trump’s overture to China, to potentially lift sanctions on telecom firm ZTE Corp., is a “way to unlock negotiations”. Trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies continue in Washington this week
The two leaders spoke over the phone May 14 and discussed the potential for wrapping up a deal. But such an initiative ignores the reality that substantive issues still need to be sorted out
Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, raised alarm bells about threats to the global trade order when he addressed a gathering in Montreal
The U.S. Commerce Department blocked ZTE Corp. from importing U.S. components for seven years. A potential reversal of the decision could be an olive branch to China, as trade talks continue this week
Key issues remain unresolved as NAFTA negotiators prepare to make a final attempt at a deal in 2018
The Canadian Foreign Affairs minister attended a discussion with top U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill
The Commission on Environmental Cooperation, the trade treaty’s environmental watchdog, is instructing NAFTA members to vote on whether to investigate Canada’s enforcement of tailings ponds pollution
Airbus, Total SA, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Siemens all do business in Iran
