The World Bank finances a US $ 150 million project on climate change to the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu) of Mexico. To begin with, an estimated 68% of the urban Mexican population lacks access to basic infrastructure such as paved streets, sidewalks, street signs,
A new bill will strengthen Buy America with greater use of iron and steel in the United States, said Katherine Tai, head of the White House Trade Representation (USTR). It is the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which if passed would entail the largest investment in infrastructure
The Texas Manufacturing Industry Business Activity Index continues to expand, albeit with uncertainty, the Federal Reserve Bank of Texas reported. Thus, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ General Business Activity Index for Texas manufacturing fell to 9.0 in August 2021 from 27.3 in the previous month, pointing to
The International Chamber of Commerce Mexico (ICC Mexico) urged to speed up the appointment of the official who will replace the current head of the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece), Alejandra Palacios Nieto. Cofece is the authority in charge of applying the federal Economic Competition Law in Mexico
The global mining industry contracted at an annual rate of 3.3% in 2020, reported the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex). Due to border closures and logistical limitations stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, the global mining industry experienced that drop, according to the production volume index. What were the causes?
Mining in Mexico registered a year-on-year drop of 29.8% in its investments in 2020, to 3,533 million dollars, reported the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex). With this, two years of negative results were accumulated in this indicator, since it has been affected by competitive conditions. In general, said Camimex