Roberto Azevêdo, director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), was unable to push for the conclusion of the Doha Round, but he spearheaded other achievements within that organization, including the Trade Facilitation Agreement. Firstly, the Doha Round is the most recent round of trade negotiations between WTO
The Federal Commission on Economic Competition (Cofece) announced that it is investigating possible relative monopolistic practices in the market for the production, distribution and commercialization of medicinal oxygen in the national territory. Medicinal oxygen is used as a medicine for the care of respiratory ailments, for the treatment
The peso begins the session with a depreciation of 0.40% or 9.03 cents, trading around 22.46 pesos per dollar, after the weekly employment report for the week that ended on July 18 was published in the United States. Initial requests for unemployment support stood at 1,416 million, up
Fresnillo plc in topped the ranking of the largest silver producing companies in the world in 2019, with 54.6 million ounces. Silver’s unique characteristics – including exceptionally high electrical and thermal conductivity – mean that demand is led by the industry, buying around 60% of production. 2019 industrial
Fresnillo plc registered a 5.1% year-on-year drop in its silver production in the second quarter, to 12 million 944,000 ounces. The company‘s main operations are in Mexico, a country it describes with significant geological resources, strong potential for continued growth, a skilled workforce and solid infrastructure, and a
The United States produced 174,000 pounds of uranium concentrate (U3O8) in 2019, which was 89% less than in 2018 and the lowest amount produced since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) data series began in 1949. Domestic production of U3O8 has decreased from its peak of 43.7 million pounds