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World Business Report: First broadcast 2018/10/01 22:32 GMT: US and Canada Agree New Trade Deal

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First broadcast 2018/10/01 22:32 GMT

First broadcast 2018/10/01 22:32 GMT: US and Canada Agree New Trade Deal

US and Canada Agree New Trade Deal

BBC World Service - World Business Report, US and Canada Agree New Trade Deal

The new USMCA covers more than $1tn in trade between the US, Canada and Mexico

The new USMCA covers more than $1tn in trade between the US, Canada and Mexico.

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(Picture: A US-Canada car depot. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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