Mexico‘s Energy Secretariat (Sener) indicated that it granted two permits to import petroleum products during the first half of 2022. In addition, also with the purpose of ensuring the supply of strategic resources, the Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons, through the General Directorate of Petroleum Products of the Sener, granted
A World Trade Organization (WTO) report included a description of U.S. export support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Export-Import Bank (ExIm). On the one hand, there is the USDA’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102), which provides credit guarantees to facilitate the financing of commercial
FDI inflows to Mexico soared from January to June 2022, increasing 49% to US$27,511.6 million, driven by transactions related to Televisa’s merger with Univision and the restructuring of Aeromexico. By type of investment (source of financing), FDI attracted came from the following sources: new investments, 43.0 percent; reinvested
Input shortages have hampered U.S. manufacturing output for many months, especially in the automotive sector, the Federal Reserve (Fed) exposed. Overall, total industrial production trended upward in 2021 and continued to do so earlier this year. However, in the second quarter there were some signs of slowing in
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) increased its share of global semiconductor chip production. In 2021, TSMC produced 26% of global semiconductor production value, excluding memory, up from 24% the previous year. As a foundry, the company manufactures semiconductors with its manufacturing processes for its customers, based on
Investments for chip plants have soared in several parts of the world, including the United States, China, the European Union (EU) and Japan. First and foremost, the proposed European chip bill, presented by the European Commission in February 2022, aims to mobilize €43 billion in «policy-driven investments» for