The WTO’s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global merchandise trade growth will continue to strengthen in the third quarter of 2017. The latest reading of 102.6 is higher than the previous reading of 102.2 issued in May this year, suggesting sustained momentum for trade growth.
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CN conductors in Canada ratify new labour agreement
August 25, 2017
CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has announced that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) union that represents the company's conductors and yard crews in Canadahas ratified a new collective agreement with the company.
Trump's NAFTA do-over: A $63B 'fool's errand,' Canada's red line and other sticking points
August 25, 2017
Here are some issues worth watching when trilateral talks begin on Aug. 16
If the Trump administration's top-line mission for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is to balance what the U.S. president blasts as an "unfair" trade deficit with Mexico, American negotiators are bound to fail, trade experts warn.
U.S. pitch to increase Canada's duty-free online shopping limit a sticking point in NAFTA talks
August 25, 2017
U.S. wants Canada to raise the limit of what people can buy online duty free from current level of $20
A U.S. proposal for Mexico and Canada to vastly raise the value of online purchases that can be imported duty-free from stores like Amazon.com and eBay is emerging as a flashpoint in an upcoming renegotiation of the NAFTA trade deal.
U.S. audit raised 'significant questions' about Canadian meat inspections
August 25, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found "systemic" inspection and sanitation problems during its most recent audit of Canada's meat, poultry and egg inspection systems, issues American officials say "raise significant questions about the Canadian system."