Category: Agreements

Exports grew 760% with NAFTA

MEXICO – Thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican exports diversified and grew almost eight times According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) and the Bank of Mexico, in 1994, when...

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U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Elimination of DACA

The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that protects from deportation to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children The...

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The USMCA Era Begins with Challenges to the Border’s Automotive Industry

By Nancy J Gonzalez The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has expired, and now the United States, Mexico & Canada Agreement (USMCA) takes its place to rule over free trade in North America USMCA came into effect on July 1,...

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USMCA gives the opportunity to integrate more to the supply chain: FEMIA

CHIHUAHUA – In the wake of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the global economy, North American aerospace experts see regionalization as an opportunity During the webinar "The North American Aerospace and Defense Industry and...

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New Mexico governor signs measure to help small businesses recover from COVID-19

NEW MEXICO – Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered hundreds of millions of dollars for low-interest, low-risk loans to help small New Mexico businesses recover financially from COVID-19 The Small Business Recovery Act of 2020 allocates US$400...

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USDA and Arizona Sign Shared Stewardship Memorandum

ARIZONA – US minister of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey agreed to a collaborative new framework to increase coordination and cooperation for work addressing forest health risks and wildfire across...

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USMCA will give advantages to Chinese suppliers

CIUDAD JUAREZ – With the USMCA’s entry into force and the trade war between the United States and China, Mexico has the opportunity to replace the Asian country as a supplier and attract more foreign direct investment through reshoring, said...

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USMCA will be reflected until 2021: Economists

JUAREZ – The United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (USMCA), will begin to be reflected in the reactivation of the economy of Ciudad Juarez until the last quarter of the year, said the economist and researcher of UACJ, Isaac Sanchez...

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USMCA will bring jobs and investment to border region

EL PASO — The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) increases native content in the auto industry, incorporates rules for e-commerce and pharmaceuticals, opens Mexico’s energy sector and updates labor protections in the 1994 North American...

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Texas will benefit by the USMCA

TEXAS – The new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement comes into force, summing up all the changes made to the North American Free Trade Agreement For President Donald Trump, it’s the fulfillment of a campaign pledge to replace NAFTA with modernized...

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