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NAFTA GDP – 2012: IMF – World Economic Outlook Databases (October 2013) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA / ˈ n æ f t ə / NAF-tə; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
Canada is a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1 January 1995, having been an original GATT member since 1 January 1948.. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is held with Canada by the United States and Mexico, came into force on 1 January 1994, creating the largest free trade region in the world by GDP.
Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement [8] [9] Colombia: 1 November 20, 2006 May 15, 2012 United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement [10] [11] Israel Palestine Authority: 2 April 22, 1985 August 19, 1985 Israel–United States Free Trade Agreement [12] [13] Jordan: 1 October 24, 2000 December 17, 2001 Jordan–United States Free Trade ...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas. According to its preamble, its purpose was the "substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination ...
The Agreement between the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) [1] [Note 1] is a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implemented in 1994, [2] [3] [4] and is sometimes characterized as "NAFTA 2.0", [5] [6] [7] or "New NAFTA", [8] [9] since it largely maintains or updates the provisions of ...
The Canada-US and North American Free Trade agreements (specifically Chapter 11 of NAFTA) have essentially removed most barriers to cross-border expansions and takeovers within North America, with a few notable exceptions. Most major sectors are highly integrated, with the most important companies working in all three countries.
Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement; Canada–United States Automotive Products Agreement; Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement; Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement; United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, and its predecessor the North American Free Trade Agreement; North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, predecessor to NALS; North American Union, a theoretical economic and political union of the three countries