-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors agreed to continue with the business lending program to continue helping local businesses during these trying times. On May 12, 2020, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the Imperial County Business Stabilization Lending Program. The program established $500,000 to help local businesses …
June, 2020
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16 June
Businessmen in Baja California defend investment, jobs and the rule of law
-Editorial Representatives of the various business organizations in Baja California, met at a press conference, in order to express their disagreement with the various legislative changes that the State Congress has carried out in recent weeks. The above was reported by Carlos Ibarra Aguiar, State Technical Coordinator of the Business …
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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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7 June
Imperial Valley cities, chambers of commerce, and other agencies send letter to governor endorsing local determination regarding opening
-Editorial Imperial Valley cities, chambers of commerce, and other agencies have signed on to a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom supporting the request to the governor by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors to advance the state to Expanded Stage 2 and allow counties to determine when it is safe …
May, 2020
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28 May
IVC RECOVERY TASK FORCE IS CREATED
The Imperial Valley Business Recovery Task Force has launched a campaign to garner Valley-wide assistance and support to get businesses opened quickly but safely. “In order for businesses to meet the county and state criteria for openings, the continuing spread of COVID 19 in the county must be slowed. The …
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22 May
More than 36 million people under unemployed in North America during 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist, (Ph.D.) Businesses in North America cut tens of millions of jobs so far in 2020, showing a never-before-seen collapse with the coronavirus outbreak that closed offices, factories, schools, movie theaters, beaches, parks, construction sites, and stores that boost the economy of Mexico, the United States …
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18 May
The impact of COVID-19 on International Business
By: Collaboration of Geraldine Angulo Rendon, student of International Business at CETYS University System and Terry Ahtziry Cárdenas Banda, attorney, humanitarian, and law professor. The year 2020 started in a very strange way. We started on the “left foot”, a new leap year. A possible Third World War, a gigantic …
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16 May
Imperial County Moves Forward to Help Local Businesses Affected by COVID-19
-Editorial The County of Imperial will have loans available for businesses that have been affected by COVID-19 during these months of the quarantine. In response to the local economic impact of the current health crisis, a request to the Executive Office staff to draft an Imperial County Business Stabilization Lending …
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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 …
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4 May
Every Business Needs a Contingency Plan
By: JP Morgan Chase Bank The coronavirus situation reminds businesses everywhere that employees, financial operations, supply chains, and customer relations can all be affected. Fraudsters and cybercriminals also might see an opportunity to catch your business with its guard down. The Anatomy of a Plan A good plan first identifies the …
