President Trump’s admonishment of the North America Free Trade Agreement created considerable trade uncertainty in the region, but the US and Canada have now agreed a deal to create a new trilateral pact with Mexico

The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) was designed to emulate NAFTA, its sister free trade agreement to the north. Despite heavy opposition, CAFTA-DR has improved trade within the region

With the continued proliferation of threats concerning a US withdrawal from NAFTA, there is a sense that the protectionist stance promised by President Trump during his election campaign is beginning to materialise

To reach a compromise with US President Donald Trump, Mexico indicates it may rewrite NAFTA rules