Mexico
Border maquilas on red alert for COVID-19 outbreak
MEXICALI – Companies in the U.S.-Mexico border states could experience a COVID-19 outbreak, at least, in Mexicali, five companies registered…
Mexico Aims to Reduce Smuggling and Increase Tax Collection
MEXICO – Tax collection for foreign trade operations at the Mexican customs during the first semester of the year had…
New agreement with US allows Mexico to meet water obligations
MEXICO – The federal government announced that it had reached an agreement with the United States to settle Mexico’s water…
Border closure extends until November
MEXICO – The governments of Mexico and the United States will extend for another month the restrictions on non-essential land…
South Texas leaders in Mexico to discuss water debt
TEXAS — A delegation of local South Texas leaders led by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, met with Mexico’s foreign…
Mexico remains as the U.S.’s main trading partner
MEXICO – Total trade between Mexico and the United States amounted to US$337 billion between January and August 2020, making…
Industry leaders bullish on border manufacturing
U.S. – Border industry is poised for explosive growth in the next few years, as companies take heed of lessons…
Mexico stands out as an attractive U.S. exporter
MEXICO – Aspects such as a better location, low labor costs and manufacturing supply chains, give Mexico an advantage over…
Mount Franklin Foods opening new candy factory at Mexican-U.S. border
CHIHUAHUA – Mount Franklin Foods is opening a new 220,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo — a port…
Mexico and U.S. extend land border closure till October 21
MEXICO – The border between Mexico and the United States will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least October…
US$40 million will be invested in Pharr port
PHARR – An expansion project of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge leading into South Texas is expected to add dozens of…
Lawsuit alleging private border wall violates U.S.-Mexico treaty appears headed to trial
TEXAS – A lawsuit filed by the federal government against the builder of a private border wall that hugs the…
Exports from Juarez to the U.S. fall
JUAREZ – During the first semester of 2020, Ciudad Juarez stopped exporting more than US$5.5 billion in merchandise to the…
Volaris announces its new CDMX-Sacramento route
MEXICO – Volaris, a low-cost Mexican airline, announced a new international route, which will connect non-stop to Mexico City and…
Restrictions on Mexican agricultural products could lead to a trade war with the United States
U.S. – Legislators, exporters, and importers are debating the impact that the United States’ intention to restrict imports of Mexican…
