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In mid-July, the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published its formal objectives for the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Mexico and Canada. The latter two countries appear to have been relieved to discover that something was left out: there was no reference to any re-imposition of a system of tariffs on trade flows between the three countries.

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All change in Ecuador

President Guillermo Lasso has called a snap election. He is the first Ecuadorian president to do so after the mechanism’s addition to the country’s Constitution in 2008. In Canning House's latest blog, Walter Spurrier offers an overview of the candidates vying to be country's next leader.

The UK, CPTPP, and Latin America: What now?

On 16 July, the United Kingdom officially signed a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the CPTPP. In Canning House's latest blog, Freddy Nevison-Andrews considers what the UK's accession means for its relations with Latin America, and the pact as a whole.

43-08-2017: Latin American Economy Business report

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All change in Ecuador

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