Salt exports from Mexico increased 26.9% in the first four months of 2025 to US$50.5 million. As a preamble, on February 24, 2024, the government announced the full nationalization of Exportadora de Sal S.A. de C.V. (ESSA). Until then, the company was in the hands of the Mexican
Imports of industrial robots to the United States increased at a year-on-year rate of 17% in 2024, to a record $617 million, according to Commerce Department data. Worldwide, imports of such automation equipment were about $5.4 billion. An industrial robot is, in essence, the tireless muscle of the
China has established itself as the world’s largest robot market, exerting a growing influence on technology trends and global industry standards. For decades, robots have been part of production lines around the world. Their commercial use began with a concrete promise: to automate repetitive tasks with greater speed,
Mexico has a diversified export basket, according to a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Among its exports are products as varied as melons, hats, guacamole, cars, stoves, silver, handicrafts, tequila and pork. As small as ornamental fish and as large
Approving China‘s entry into the WTO was a mistake, declared Joseph Barloon, nominee for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative to the WTO. «Admitting China to the WTO was a mistake. The fundamental incompatibility between authoritarian non-market systems and free-market democracies presents ongoing challenges,» Barloon told a Senate hearing in
Tariffs in the United States put pressure for greater compliance with the USMCA, highlighted the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (Comce). In 2024, Mexico exported products for 505.9 billion dollars to the United States, of which only 49% were made under the benefits of