<time datetime="2023-05-09T00:00:01-04:00">May 9, 2023</time>

Executive Summary

There are some 2,500 international investment agreements (IIAs) in force around the world, whether as…

<time datetime="2020-06-30T00:01:00-04:00">June 30, 2020</time>

June 30, 2020 – The new North American trade deal takes effect on July 1 amid heightened uncertainty about its likely impacts. The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on supply chains, the digital…

<time datetime="2020-02-21T00:01:00-05:00">February 21, 2020</time>

February 21, 2020 – The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), as amended by the Protocol of Amendment signed December 10, 2019, represents a major overhaul of the now-dated 1994 North…

<time datetime="2019-10-31T00:01:00-04:00">October 31, 2019</time>

October 31, 2019 – US investor-state disputes against Canada still loom under NAFTA, with five unresolved claims outstanding and the possibility that more could emerge, according to a new report…

<time datetime="2019-07-25T00:01:00-04:00">July 25, 2019</time>

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will help the Trump administration fulfill some of its economic objectives, but stands to shrink GDP and lower economic welfare throughout the…

<time datetime="2019-07-03T00:01:00-04:00">July 3, 2019</time>

The new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) sets out rules of origin for auto products that need greater clarity to provide certainty for the businesses who must apply them, states a new…

Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman To: Trade Observers Date: July 23, 2024 Re: Clock is Ticking on 2026 CUSMA Review No one knows how the US presidential political circus will end, but either…
Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: July 5, 2024 Re: It’s Time for Team Canada to Bring Business on Board The three-country review of the Canada-US-Mexico…
Intelligence Memos
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