Between 2020 and 2022, the five main products exported by Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to China (soybeans, copper and iron ore, oil and copper cathodes) accounted for 67% of the region’s total exports to that country. According to ECLAC, all the countries in the region export
In recent years, Colombia has recorded deficits in primary current account income because income from its foreign assets has not been sufficient to offset the interest payable on its foreign liabilities. According to preliminary figures from the federal government, in the second quarter of 2023 Colombia reported a
Tyson Foods faces litigation with Mexico‘s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) related to the payment of taxes on an asset sale in 2015. Founded in the United States, Tyson Foods is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in proteins, with annual
Turkey has 264 Organized Industrial Zones (OIZs), which were established by law in 2000, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) report. The aim of these zones is to create an investment-friendly environment, with business-ready infrastructure, and to enable planned development in different regions. The zones are established
Mexico leads the ranking for the highest proportion of women congresswomen in the Group of 20 (G-20) countries, according to an analysis of the U.S. Congress. In Mexico there are 627 seats in the national legislature, of which 314 are held by women, or 50.1 percent. Among the
Grupo Lala reported that at the end of 2022 it had eight wastewater treatment systems serving nine factories. These systems provide secondary and, in some cases, tertiary treatment of discharged wastewater. The company plans to provide similar treatment for the rest of its manufacturing units. Today, all effluents