Likelihood of more closed NAFTA chapters buoys stakeholders, reduces fears of withdrawal

MEXICO CITY – NAFTA negotiators here are close to finishing chapters on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade, giving some advocates of the agreement hope that their progress will lessen the chances of President Trump withdrawing from it. Private-sector sources say they are hopeful that measurable technical progress as well as congressional influence will be enough to keep withdrawal at bay, but note that the unpredictability of the Trump administration means nothing can ever be certain. The...