Mexico

Almadex files memorial documentation for investment arbitration claim against Mexico

24-Mar-2025 Financial Post

Almadex has filed its memorial submission relating to its international arbitration proceedings under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership with Mexico, seeking damages of US$1.06 billion.

Trump grants one-month tariff reprieve to some goods from Mexico, Canada

7-Mar-2025 The Washington Post

President Donald Trump postponed for another month imposing tariffs on certain Mexican and Canadian products that comply with the North American free-trade treaty.

Trump officials eye tariff relief for USMCA-compliant products, Lutnick says

5-Mar-2025 Reuters

Trump’s administration is considering granting relief from his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to products that comply with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Canada and Mexico gambled on a free trade future. The bet is turning sour.

4-Mar-2025 Mint

Few countries have bet as heavily on free trade as Mexico and Canada. Now that President Trump says 25% tariffs will hit both countries, their economies are facing a stress test that rivals the global financial crisis and the pandemic.

I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Can I now say, “I told you so”?

4-Mar-2025 rabble.ca

A quarter century ago, I was tear-gassed protesting free trade. Now that Trump’s tariffs may signal the beginning of the end of globalization, do I get to say, “I told you so?”

Mexico’s path to food sovereignty undercut by USMCA decision

28-Feb-2025 IATP

The dispute panel’s ruling against Mexico in a challenge brought by the US, and Mexico’s eventual agreement to withdraw the provisions on corn, points to the limitations of existing trade rules, which are heavily influenced by industrial agriculture and biotechnology interests.

Time to think beyond ‘worthless’ free trade agreements: Economists

21-Feb-2025 The Maple

Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement? If we could make a compelling economic and policy case to renationalize a key industry, we should just do it and we should stop worrying about whether it’s allowed in the free trade agreement or not.

Mexico’s CUSMA loss is a warning to New Zealand

20-Feb-2025 CCPA

Genetically modified corn dispute from the US and Canada exposes lack of protection for Indigenous rights in recent trade deals.

Mexico repeals GMO corn ban following USMCA arbitration ruling

17-Feb-2025 AgNet

The Mexican government officially repealed its ban on genetically modified corn imports from the United States, following an arbitration ruling under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The EU cheers, but Mexico fears, their new trade accord. Why? Donald Trump.

6-Feb-2025 Politico

Brussels celebrates its new friendships. But Mexico, in the firing line of the U.S. president’s tariffs, has every reason to stay quiet.

EU-Mexico conclusion of a new trade agreement: the EU Commission adds more fuel to farmers’ anger

29-Jan-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina

ECVC condemns the decision of the leaders of the European Commission and Mexico to conclude the EU-Mexico trade agreement negotiations, just one and a half months after the EU-Mercosur deal negotiations were finalised.

EU and Mexico seal updated trade deal

18-Jan-2025 Euractiv

The EU has concluded negotiations with Mexico on an updated trade agreement, the European Commission announced in a press release.

United States prevails in USMCA dispute on biotech corn

24-Dec-2024 USTR

The United States has prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered corn.

United States requests USMCA rapid response labor mechanism dispute settlement panel at Bader de Mexico facility

19-Dec-2024 USTR

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States has, for a fifth time, requested a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts

25-Nov-2024 AP

Mexico has been taking a bashing lately for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America.

Mexico tweaks reform on scrapping regulatory bodies to avoid USMCA issues

22-Nov-2024 Reuters

The ruling majority approved the general text of the constitutional amendment to abolish seven autonomous watchdogs including the transparency institute, antitrust body and the telecoms regulator.

Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico

21-Oct-2024 Inequality.org

The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to protect its environment from harmful seabed mining.

Mexico loses phosphate mining lawsuit in controversial arbitration process

27-Sep-2024 Mongabay

Odyssey Marine Exploration, a deep-sea mining company based in Florida, sued Mexico after rejecting environmental permits for a phosphate mining project off the coast of the state of Baja California Sur.

Odyssey Marine Exploration reports win in NAFTA arbitration case

18-Sep-2024 Business Wire

The award orders Mexico to pay US$37.1 million for breaching its obligations under NAFTA, plus interest.