Katherine Tai, head of the USTR, emphasized the importance of Mexico immediately resuming the authorization of biotech products. Still, Mexico’s Cofepris has not made any decision on applications for authorization of agricultural biotechnology products intended for use in food and feed since May 2018. First of all, Mexico’s
The White House trade representative, Katherine Tai, called for openness to exports of potatoes from the United States to Mexico. Until the beginning of this year, Mexico prohibited the shipment of fresh US potatoes beyond a 26-kilometer zone along the US-Mexico border. But Mexico would have to allow
The world will have up to 163 million more people living in extreme poverty in 2021, according to projections from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on national economies and has hit the informal economy and hundreds of
The value of announced greenfield projects in developed economies, which will be invested over several years, fell by 16% to $ 289 billion in 2020, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Meanwhile, global GDP recovers during 2021 as Covid-19 vaccination
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Rolls-Royce plc signed a joint statement clarifying the engine manufacturer’s continued commitment to an open and competitive approach to its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. On the one hand, Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than
Mexico‘s commercial services exports registered a year-on-year decline of 46.3% in 2020, to $ 16.937 billion, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Among these types of services are tourism, telecommunications, construction, transportation, education, financial, and social and health services. As a percentage of the Gross