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THE INVESTOR
25TH ANNIVERSARY
1 January 1994.
Presidents Clinton and
Salinas, and Prime
Minister Mulroney, sign
the North American
Free Trade Agreement
into law, eliminating
virtually all tariffs on
trade between the US,
Mexico and Canada.
Today, it covers an area
with a population of
more than 440 million
and a combined output
of $17 trillion (£13.7
trillion)
1
. However, the
deal could now be up
for revision as President
Donald Trump made
its reform a key
campaign pledge.
ROGUE TRADER
Clinton signed
up to North
American
trade deal
TRADING
PLACES
REBIRTH OF
A NATION
NELSON MANDELA
BECOMES SOUTH
AFRICA’S FIRST
BLACK PRESIDENT,
FOUR YEARS AFTER
BEING RELEASED
FROM PRISON
BANKRUPT
Nick Leeson
was imprisoned
after his rogue
trading saw the
doors close forever
on Barings Bank
1 naftanow.org, January 2017