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PULSE NEWS MEXICO

The energy policies that have been implemented by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since he first took office in December 2018 — which encourage the use of fossil fuels over clean energy and which prioritize state-run suppliers over private corporations — continue to generated trade tensions between the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) partners and must be “urgently addressed,” Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jayme White warned Tuesday, Sept. 21.

In a face-to-face meeting with Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Alejandro Encinas, White said that Mexico’s energy policies could threaten ongoing trade relations and curb further investment in Mexico by U.S. companies.