Mexican companies issued flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for 5,029 million dollars in the second quarter of 2020, according to data from the Bank of Mexico (Banxico). In the previous period, the first quarter of 2020, its emissions totaled 983 million dollars. This type of flows is
The Ministry of Economy defined two evaluation periods for the Commercial Identification Number (NICO) in the final version of a preliminary draft that is under review by the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (Conamer). These are modifications of the preliminary draft «Agreement establishing the methodology for the creation
Enrollment of international students could drop between 50 and 75% in some institutions, according to estimates from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Covid-19-induced border closures and travel bans, along with local lockdown measures, have forced many higher education institutions to close campuses and switch to online teaching and
Mexico started the regulatory process to open a quota for rice imports for 105,000 tons. The quota is in the process of authorization by the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (Conamer). For this, the Ministry of Economy argued that based on the information released by the Food and
The peso closed the session with a depreciation of 0.16% or 3.5 cents, trading around 21.95 pesos per dollar, showing a lateral performance for the third consecutive session. During the session, the exchange rate showed little volatility, trading between 21.8786 and 21.9846 pesos per dollar, due to the
Through the Asia / Pacific Security Project, the World Customs Organization (WCO) delivered four national training courses on passenger screening to WCO member customs administrations in that region. The Government of Japan provided financial support for the training, which was originally scheduled to take place in the first