Mexico
Is CAFTA Working?
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA-DR, was passed in 2005 to…
Mexican Shoemaking Industry Pinched by Chinese Competition
Mexico’s shoe industry is straining under the weight of globalization, yielding ground to aggressive Chinese…
Mexican Apparel Export Factories Take Hit from Higher Taxes, Tougher Requirements
Mexican factories manufacturing goods for export were broadsided earlier this year by tax law changes that…
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Walmart Mexico to Invest $1.1 Billion for Expansion
Walmart’s Mexico and Central America divisions plan to invest $15 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) to increase…
Applying the Lessons of NAFTA to the TPP
The sheer magnitude of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) renders it difficult to fully comprehend, a…
TPP Debate Grows Heated
As the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations draws closer to a conclusion, disputes…
Workers’ Wages Shrink as Apparel Industry Grows
A controversial new study concludes that the wages for apparel workers in countries which export clothing to…
Brazil Attacks Pacific Alliance
As the current round of the Pacific Alliance (PA) negotiations nears its final conclusion, representatives of…
The World Changing Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of
PA is potentially the most consequential commercial treaty since NAFTA passed in 1994....
Drug Cartels Discover Love of Textiles
US federal authorities have uncovered a massive money-laundering operation allegedly operated through…
Watch Out, Wal-Mart Execs–Next Year, Bonuses Will Depend on Compliance
Bonuses for Wal-Mart executives will now depend at least partially on the success of new compliance…
Vietnam Likely to Get the Most Benefits From the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Pact
As round 16 of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded last month in Singapore, Vietnam emerged as the…