The Good Regulatory Practices Committee of the USMCA reported that it will carry out an analysis on gender. Regarding its progress, the Committee presented the report of its meeting on March 31, 2021, in which the representatives of the three countries exchanged information on: New regulatory initiatives, including
The Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee of the USMCA reported that there are disagreements regarding communication with operators between Mexico and the United States. In general, the Committee presented the discussions of its first meeting held on September 9, 2020, in which it was agreed to facilitate the
Mexico, United States and Canada announced progress within the framework of the USMCA Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (OTC). In particular, the United States provided an update on the strategy review of its standards. Canada introduced its Online Regulatory Consultation System to comply with the obligations of
The peso closed the session with an appreciation of 0.28% or 5.6 cents, trading around 19.87 pesos per dollar. The appreciation was the result of a general market correction, as the dollar weighted index lost 0.44%, almost completely erasing the increase in Wednesday’s session. In the wide basket
Mexico broke a record in its net arrivals of Foreign Direct Investment in the first quarter of 2021, with a year-on-year increase of 14.8%, to 11.864 million dollars, reported the Ministry of Economy. By type of investment (origin of financing): through reinvestment of profits, 59.2%; for new investments,
U.S. fuel ethanol exports totaled 87,000 barrels per day (b / d) in 2020, marking the second consecutive annual decline for that indicator. Also the volume represents the lowest level since 2015. At the same time, imports of fuel ethanol from the United States declined in 2020. Thus,