The Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (USMCA) enters into force on July 1, 2020. By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD.) The decree promulgating the protocol that replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the Treaty between the United States of America, the United Mexican …
July, 2020
June, 2020
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30 June
Mexicali to Have COVID Checkpoints Again Starting Thursday
-Editorial In a letter sent by the City of Mexicali to Calexico Mayor Bill Hodge on June 30, he was informed that the checkpoints will start on Thursday at 2:00 p.m., and will end on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Mexicali officials will be enforcing several things such as face-covering use …
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29 June
4FRONTED AND AGROBAJA EXPO JOIN FORCES AGAIN TO OFFER A SERIES OF WEBINARS
In the midst of COVID-19, the two organizations seek to inform the business community about the challenges and areas of opportunity in the binational megaregion. Yuma, Arizona, June 29, 2020.- On May 20, Expo AgroBaja started a series of webinars focused on various areas of production and consumption, such as: …
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26 June
THE PORT OF ENTRY CHECK POINTS TASK FORCE WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND
Starting this Friday, June 26, in the Zona Centro Port of Entry, West, Los Algodones, and San Luis Rio Colorado. Authorities will control the entry of foreigners and citizens to the city for tourism or non-essential activities and will avoid the introduction of beers, wines, and liquor into Mexico. Mexicali, …
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15 June
The Mexico-USA relationship
Column: Binational Perspective For more than 40 years I’ve been managing business between the US and Mexico, the conditions have never been in place with so much potential to take the border region from Matamoros-Brownsville to San Diego-Tijuana, few of us consider this scenario to be very positive during the …
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14 June
Border Travel Restriction in Effect Until June 22
-Editorial As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States announced that temporary travel restrictions with Mexico and Canada have been extended through June 22, 2020. The restrictions first went into effect on March 21. There is still no announcement if the restrictions will be extended to July but …
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11 June
STOP racism and abuse of power
By: Terry Ahtziry Cárdenas Banda, attorney, philanthropist, and law professor. Human rights have been recognized thanks to the sociohistorical process that has been evolving and growing due to the demands of transforming political, economic, social, and cultural conditions at different times. We are still living this social process, since human …
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4 June
The Mexican Peso appreciates at the beginning of June 2020, one month before the beginning of the USMCA
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist In early June 2020, the Mexican peso has recovered somewhat against the dollar as there is some optimism about the reopening of some regional and national economies amid the economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus (Covid-19). “The Mexican peso begins June 2020 with an appreciation …
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1 June
Responsible Economic Reopening in the face of COVID-19 in Mexico, the United States and Canada during 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The United States reaches almost 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus. Millions of daily coronavirus tests are needed to reopen the economies of North America safely and responsibly during 2020. The United States, Mexico, and Canada need to perform millions of daily coronavirus tests in …
May, 2020
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5 May
USMCA must come into effect to support supply chains in North America in the face of the unprecedented decline in the economy due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) President Trump’s government still plans to enforce the USMCA entry into force on June 1 amid economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump indicated that he will continue with the trade agreement signed between the three countries. Shortly after 19 Finance Committee senators …
