At the end of 2020, around 10.6% of G20 imports were affected by import restrictions implemented by the G20 economies since 2009 and are still in effect. Of course, this comes amid a general deterioration in terms of the total value of G20 imports. For this indicator, no
The UNCTAD and the OECD indicated that restrictive measures on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) related to national security have been increased. In particular, G20 members continued to adjust their policies related to the protection of national security interests to manage the risks that occasionally arise with foreign investment.
Mexico and the United States agreed to relaunch the High Level Economic Dialogue (DEAN) and a trade mission to Mexico on environmental technologies. In April 2019, Mexico proposed a Strategic Economic Dialogue mechanism to the United States, following the suspension of the DEAN since 2016. The initiative was
The Mexican company CYDSA made investments in fixed assets for 64 million dollars in 2020. Of this amount, 21 million dollars were allocated to the Maintenance and Replacement segment, in order to ensure that the production processes operate under normal conditions. The remaining 43 million dollars mainly include
The World Trade Organization (WTO) projected that Asian exports of products will grow 8.4% in 2021, at an annual rate. First of all, external sales from that region were the only ones that grew in 2020, at a year-on-year rate of 0.3 percent. By 2022, the WTO estimates
World trade and global GDP depend above all on the degree of vaccination against Covid-19, the WTO pondered in its most recent perspectives. According to the most recent WTO trade forecast of March 31, 2021, the volume of world merchandise trade will increase 8.0% in 2021 and 4.0%