43-08-2017: Latin American Economy Business report

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.