This is a brief summary from the U.S. government on the Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada (USMCA or «the Agreement»), which entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA maintains the zero tariffs between the three countries already provided for in the North American
The following are five of Mexico‘s main recent actions on the environment, a matter that is increasingly regulated in international agreements. First and foremost, on August 12, 2022, the Strategy for the Implementation of a Sustainable Ocean Economy 2021-2024 was published in the Official Journal of the Federation,
On October 31, 2022, construction began on the second rail bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Laredo, Texas. This project is expected to expand and expedite bilateral trade between Mexico and the United States and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2024. In terms of
Mary Ng, Canada‘s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, expressed concern about the treatment of mining companies in Mexico. Ng met on Monday with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, Raquel Buenrostro, in Mexico City, as part of the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit. «Minister
There is no hierarchical relationship between the International Trade Practices Unit (UPCI), the Foreign Trade Commission (Cocex) and the Advisory Council on International Trade Practices (CCPCI) of the Mexican government. To begin with, the UPCI of the Ministry of Economy is the authority in charge of carrying out
Mexico has a similar vision between the e-commerce chapters of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Pacific Alliance. This takes into consideration the progressive nature of these provisions and the continuous need to update them based on the social context of international trade