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Q&A | The New Nafta: What Does It Mean for Supply Chains?

November 26, 2018

Farewell, Nafta, hello U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Here's how the renegotiated trade pact will impact U.S. supply chains.

For U.S. Producers Caught in a Trade War, the Pain Exceeds the Gain

President Trump’s imposition of steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, to name just one category of foreign-sourced product that he is threatening to punish, lands supply-chain managers squarely in the Land of Unintended Consequences.

September 10, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

President Trump’s imposition of steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, to name just one category of foreign-sourced product that he is threatening to punish, lands supply-chain managers squarely in the Land of Unintended Consequences.

EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement Expected to Boost Already-Huge Trade Volume Between the Partners

January 16, 2015

BIFA

Trade between the European Union and Canada is already very strong – and growth is expected to continue as a result of an historic new trade agreement now being finalized in Ottawa, according to the British International Freight Association. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is said to be Canada’s most ambitious trade initiative, broader in scope and deeper in ambition than the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Unions Still Fighting Against North American Free Trade Agreement

April 1, 2014

New York Times

Two decades after its enactment, the North American Free Trade Agreement - better known as Nafta - remains a source of deep disagreement among economists - and unions.

The World's Most Ignored Trading Relationship

October 2, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Daniel F. Lynch, director of international trade and transportation at Dalhousie University, reveals the importance of two-way trade between the U.S. and Canada - while offering a frank appraisal of the challenges that stand in the way of an ideal relationship.