base is your business update i'm allan humphrey in berlin glad you could join me the trumpet administration and mexico have reached a preliminary deal to replace the north american free trade agreement that's according to the u.s. president now donald trump has been a harsh critic of nafta calling it a job killer saying it encourages u.s. companies to move production south of the border to exploit low wages when it comes to the new deal trump says it will help manufacturers and farmers on both sides of the border. donald trump welcome to overhaul the twenty four year trade pact as he suggested a new name for it if canada is not included in this thing. he says to do they used to call it a nap they were going to call it the united states mexico trade agreement it will get rid of the name nafta has a bad connotation because united states was hurt very badly by now for many years and now it's a really good deal for both countries. u.s. negotiators were pushing for a sunset clause requiring renewal of the deal every five years but the mexican side succeeded in adding a clause that would give it