The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is pushing for the elimination of fisheries subsidies within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Broadly speaking, APEC is an intergovernmental forum of 21 Pacific Rim economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. According to the APEC
Mexico captured “new investments”, a component of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), for a total of 2,209.4 million dollars, a decrease of 2.8% year-on-year, according to data from the Ministry of the Economy. For this comparison, the Ministry of Economy uses the FDI made and notified between January 1
Bimbo Ventures reported that it analyzes around 400 startups a year and created two new innovation offices in 2020. First of all, Grupo Bimbo is the largest bakery company in the world and a relevant player in snacks. The company has 203 bakeries and other plants and around
Cemex’s sales to the United States rose 5% in the first quarter of 2021, driven by the residential segment. With this, these sales amounted to 1,013 million dollars. With a focus on volume, Cemex’s sales in the United States grew 9% in the first quarter. Right there, ready-mix
Tomato exports from Mexico broke a record in 2020 and maintained an upward trend in the first quarter of 2021. After growing 20.6% in 2020, to 2.603 million dollars, Mexican tomato exports increased 5.1% in the first quarter of the current year, to 830 million dollars, at year-on-year
The peso closed the week with little change compared to the close of the previous week, showing an appreciation of 0.01% and trading around 19.94 pesos per dollar. The exchange rate traded between a minimum of 19.9085 and a maximum of 20.2132 pesos, a level not seen since