The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) developed four policy options that could help enhance the benefits or mitigate the challenges of blockchain technologies. In general, the policy options identify possible actions by policymakers, which may include Congress, federal agencies, state and local governments, academic and research institutions, and
Mexico has been a strong proponent of a process to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to the Mexican federal government. For this reason, it actively participates in the Group of Friends of the System and the Ottawa Group, both of which have presented communications and proposals
The International Trade Practices Unit (UPCI) of the Mexican Ministry of Economy (SE) is the authority in charge of carrying out investigations on dumping, subsidies and safeguards, as well as proposing the application (or not) of countervailing, antidumping (AD) and safeguard measures. To this end, the opinion of
The Department of Energy (DOE) is supporting research, development and demonstration of new types of nuclear reactors, the U.S. Government Accountability Office noted. In line with that role, in FY 2021, the Department made three multiyear awards totaling $4.6 billion to support the demonstration of a small modular
The Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (USMCA) ends on July 1, 2036, but the three countries may extend it for an additional 16 years after each review. In general, the USMCA requires a formal review of the agreement at least every six years. These periodic
Between 2017 and 2021, Mexico‘s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) initiated 37 investigations for alleged monopolistic practices, and 21 practices were sanctioned, according to a count by the World Trade Organization (WTO). In some cases, the sanctions were for collusive conduct in the health sector, energy (sale of