Alpek’s plans to distribute natural gas in Brazil are part of its strategy for this business in which it already participates in Mexico. In the first quarter of 2025, Alpek reported a 9.9% year-over-year decline in revenues, to US$1.715 billion, and an 18.2% decline in comparable EBITDA, to
AEO programs for MSMEs help make global trade more inclusive and resilient. According to the WTO, an AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) program recognizes companies that meet security and customs compliance standards, granting them benefits in international trade. Although not directly administered by the WTO, they are considered good
The World Trade Organization (WTO) highlighted several facts related to how MSMEs contribute to world GDP, employment and exports. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises not only account for 90% of all enterprises worldwide, but are also responsible for the creation of more than half of the jobs on
The world exports trend of products in the last decade shows ups and downs and the prospect of a contraction in 2025, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). About the past trend: external merchandise sales increased from
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported that its outlook for world trade is for a 0.2% drop in 2025 and 2.6% growth in 2026, in volume terms. To obtain this projection, the WTO averaged its forecast for exports and imports. World Trade Outlook In 2023, world trade had
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. counted 1,700 Trans-Mex driver associates in Mexico who were represented by a union at the close of 2024. That number grew from 800 Trans-Mex drivers in 2018, according to the company’s own data. Knight-Swift Transportation is one of the largest and most diverse freight