NAFTA Watch: R&D Weighting and Not Waiting for Elections Could Save NAFTA — Panjiva
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NAFTA Watch: R&D Weighting and Not Waiting for Elections Could Save NAFTA

Canada 491 Cons. Discr. - Autos 1176 Mexico 880 Trade Deals 999 U.S. 5314 USMCA 456

The most significant outcome from round six of the NAFTA talks may be an agreement to continue talks past March. Our prior expectation of a U.S. termination notice had been predicated on the combination of: negotiations ending before the election break for the Mexican government and; a risk of a lack of progress on automotive rules-of-origin. Progress has reportedly been made in some contentious areas via a mixture of opt-outs (for example in investor-state dispute settlement) and reframing (e.g. the sunset clause becoming a “regular review”). The automotive industry remains the most con...

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