Business, Government Leaders On Both Sides Of Border Brace For Trade Negotiations

*NAFTA was in Trump’s crosshairs since the beginning of his campaign. Everyone’s expecting big changes. VL

By Jorge Valencia and Rodrigo Cervantes, Fronteras (1.5 minute read)

MEXICO CITY — Business leaders and politicians on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border are preparing for likely changes in trade policy.

Companies that do business in both countries are bracing themselves ahead of a new U.S. presidency. So Juan Pablo Castañón, head of Mexico’s main association of businesses, is taking an assertive stance.

Castañón met with Mexico’s interior and finance ministers on Friday and pledged support for any re-negotiation of trade agreements, and signed an agreement to help Mexican nationals returning from the U.S. find jobs.

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“We trust we can work and renegotiation our treaty to defend employment in Mexico, strengthen our economy and diversify our markets,” Castañón said.  READ MORE