A few weeks ago, The Economist published an excellent article that drew a contrast between the trade protectionism dominating U.S. politics and the more proactive trade agendas being pursued by other countries, such as the...more
Le 16 juillet 2023, le Royaume-Uni est devenu signataire officiel de l’Accord de Partenariat transpacifique global et progressiste (le « PTPGP » ou l’« accord ») à Auckland, en Nouvelle-Zélande, devenant par le fait même le...more
On July 16, 2023, the United Kingdom formally signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Auckland, New Zealand. It becomes the first European signatory and the first...more
After eight years of back-and-forth negotiations, Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Trade (RCEP), the world’s largest regional trade agreement, was signed in an online ceremony on 15 November 2020....more
After eight years of negotiation, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Trade (RCEP), the world's largest regional trade agreement, was signed in an online ceremony on 15 November 2020. The trade deal lowers...more
On January 29, President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, completing the ratification procedure within the United States. The USMCA is now expected to come into force in the...more
The Government of Canada has invited members of the public to submit views on the potential admission of additional members to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, an international trade...more
The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more
On October 1, 2018, the United States, Canada, and Mexico announced that they had reached an agreement to “modernize” the 24-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When NAFTA came into effect, it created the...more