Nafta renegotiation talks begin amid high expectations
Trump, who has strongly denounced the pact, needs to have something he can call victory out of the talks
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NEGOTIATORS from Canada, Mexico and the United States were to open the first round of talks on Wednesday to revamp the 23-year-old regional free trade agreement some see as a demon and others as a saviour.
Between those extremes, there are high expectations but vastly different views on how to remake the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) into a deal that pleases all sides, and fulfils President Donald Trump's repeated campaign promises to help US workers.
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