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Froman: U.S. should push for digital economy, de minimis progress in NAFTA talks

July 20, 2017 at 11:42 AM
Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the Trump administration's summary of negotiation objectives for an updated North American Free Trade Agreement looks “very, very familiar” to those included the Trans-Pacific Partnership objectives, adding he hopes the U.S. will make considerable progress on the deal's de minimis thresholds and digital economy provisions. During a July 19 interview with CNBC, Froman called the document “pretty general in nature,” and said a lot will depend on the details inserted in each of...


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