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US CEOs warn Mexico reform may risk investment, urge ISDS return
5-Nov-2025 Mexico Business News
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
Canada and Mexico agree to deepen ties amid Trump trade war
19-Sep-2025 BBC
Canada and Mexico have agreed to deepen ties, vowing closer cooperation on trade and security, as both countries grapple with rising economic pressure from the US.
Mexican envoy sees momentum for Korea-Mexico FTA, urges stronger private sector ties
17-Sep-2025 The Korea Times
Mexico and Korea are poised to revive stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks, driven by a $29 billion trade volume and strong bilateral investment, with both nations seeking deeper economic integration.
India speeds up FTAs with Peru, Chile, Mexico to offset US tariffs: Report
10-Sep-2025 Money Control
The three Latin American markets together could reportedly absorb around 20 percent of India’s exports currently shipped to the US, worth nearly $17 billion, without requiring major supply-chain changes.
EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico: Stop making farmers and agricultural workers pay for your deals!
8-Sep-2025 European Coordination Via Campesina
Farmers from across several countries, together with a broad coalition of around 40 trade unions and civil society organisations, united in action to deliver a clear and urgent message: the EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico free trade agreements must not, and will not pass.
Brussels poised to present Mercosur and Mexico trade deals this week
1-Sep-2025 Politico
The agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc is likely to run into huge political opposition in countries like France.
Trump threatens Canada with 35 percent tariff rate starting Aug 1
11-Jul-2025 France 24
Both Canada and Mexico are trying to find ways to satisfy Trump so that the free trade deal uniting the three countries — known as the USMCA — can be put back on track.
UAE and Mexico sign economic, investment agreements
20-Jun-2025 ARN
The terms for negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the UAE and Mexico was signed.
EU-Mexico FTA: Agreement in principle text (Apr 2018, updated in 2025)
19-Jun-2025 European Commission
As published by the European Commission.
Raw materials and resource-shackling under the EU’s FTA texts
6-May-2025 Third World Network
In the area of energy and raw materials, the EU comes up with regressive and restrictive text proposals for its free trade agreement with India (also Tunisia, Vietnam, Mexico) which are directly contradictory to its own conduct and regulations
European Union rep confirms updates to trade agreement with Mexico
25-Apr-2025 Mexico News Daily
The trade agreement between the European Union and Mexico will be updated to include an energy chapter, the EU’s Executive Vice President for the Clean, Fair, and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, announced.
Mexico faces French expropriation arbitration
24-Apr-2025 CDR
The expropriation of a hydrogen plant in Mexico early last year has led to the filing of an investment arbitration against the state.
Korea-Mexico FTA negotiations signal new phase in bilateral trade relations
11-Apr-2025 Business Korea
The Korean government announced plans to accelerate the resumption of free trade agreement negotiations with Mexico.
United States seeks Mexico’s review of alleged denial of workers’ rights at Aludyne Automotive Mexico City, S.A. de C.V.
4-Apr-2025 Office of the USTR
The US has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to review whether workers at Aludyne Automotive Mexico City are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
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.