North American Free Trade Agreement
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Treaty designed to eliminate trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the USA. The agreement was signed in 1992, and NAFTA came into effect on January 1, 1994. Some Latin American countries have also applied to join.
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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