Mexico minister signals changes to rules of origin in NAFTA talks

Mexico, the United States and Canada could overhaul rules about a product's country of origin in a renegotiation of the NAFTA trade treaty in order to strengthen regional supply chains, the Mexican economy minister said on Thursday. Mexican officials told Reuters last month the "rules of origin" in the North American Free Trade Agreement were likely to form a major part of talks to renegotiate the 1994 accord among the three countries. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said following h