Soybean imports to Mexico have maintained an upward trend in recent years and that same direction could continue, according to estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). At a year-on-year rate, soybean imports to Mexico grew 1.7% in 2020, to $ 2.225 billion. Statistics from the
Grupo Elektra registered a 6.9% year-on-year reduction in the number of its stores (contact points) in 2020, to 6,736 units. The decrease results from the closure of 383 Purpose Financial contact points in the United States -in the context of strategies aimed at boosting online credit operations and
Grupo Bimbo reported that it reduced its routes 7% in 2020 compared to the previous year, to 53,000 worldwide. With 134,000 employees, the same number as in 2019, the company directly operates all routes in Mexico and most routes in Latin America. At the same time, more than
The peso closed April with an appreciation of 0.86% or 17.5 cents, trading around 20.26 pesos per dollar, advancing for the second consecutive month, with the exchange rate touching a minimum of 19.7850 and a maximum of 20.4974 pesos per dollar. For most of the month, the peso
The Cemex Go digital platform registered a 16.9% annual growth in the number of users in 2020, to 42,100. But Cemex said that it received approximately 53% of its main product orders through that platform, a smaller portion than the 66% in 2019. Cemex Go is a multi-device
New Zealand called for reducing subsidies for fossil fuels in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. That point was already raised last year by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), made up of three company executives from each member economy. «(Support in the WTO is