A Pressing Agenda for AMLO and Biden
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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The USMCA and Pacta Sunt Servanda
OPINION By ANTONIO ORTIZ-MENA Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* It is striking that, more than a quarter century after the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) entry into force, it is still necessary to provide a business case for deeper North American cooperation on economics and beyond, but that is where we are. After the 1989 Canada-U.S.
Read moreMaking North America a Clean Energy Leader
OPINION By GOLDY HYDER Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* Just like the covid-19 virus, the devastating effects of climate change know no borders. Flooding, forest fires and other extreme weather-related natural disasters are now regularly wreaking havoc on communities across North America. The costs of these catastrophes are measured not only in dollars and pesos, but in
Read moreBuilding North America through Digital Commerce
OPINION By IÑIGO FERNÁNDEZ BAPTISTA Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* In 2006 — more than 16 years ago — in the midst of the bird flu, Jeffrey Staples published an article in Harvard Business Review stating that a pandemic could become the single greatest threat to business continuity. That prediction took solid form with the covid-19 pandemic
Read moreSustainability Is Key to North America’s Near-Shoring Potential
OPINION By CARLOS PASCUAL Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* General Motors stated in November 2021, just seven months after announcing plans to invest $1 billion in electric vehicle production in Mexico, that “Mexico won’t be a destination for foreign investment” unless it provides a solid legal basis to “meet our objective of having zero emissions in the
Read moreNonprofit Group Hopes to Steer Investment to Latin America
PUBLIFIX BOGOTA, Colombia — Between Sunday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 27, the nonprofit Latimpacto is slated to host its first international conference in Cartagena, Colombia, to explore ways to jumpstart fresh investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The multinational forum is aimed at bringing together the most relevant actors in impact generation, including corporations, investment funds, grantmaking foundations,
Read moreBangladeshi Envoy Touts Nation’s Economic Successes
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Bangladeshi Ambassador to Mexico Abida Islam hosted a lavish, sit-down buffet luncheon for friends and colleagues at Mexico City’s María Isabel Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, March 31, to mark the 51st anniversary of her nation’s independence. “In 2021, Bangladesh commemorated its Golden Jubilee of Independence, but due to the covid-19 pandemic, we could not celebrate that event,”
Read moreThe World Is on Autopilot
By TAN SRI HASMY AGAM and ANIS BAJREKTAREVIC The COVID-19 situation is a very worrying, indeed, alarming matter, not just as a global health and biosafety issue, but potentially as a global security challenge, as well. While the pandemic is being dealt with by the World Health Organisation (WHO), along with other relevant United Nation specialized agencies, the situation
Read moreThe Mexican Recession that May Not Be
By RICARDO CASTILLO It’s the end of July and figures are beginning to trickle in regarding the state of Mexico’s economy. The first one landed on Friday, July 26, from the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Inegi), which is the nation’s foremost authority in gauging financial and industrial trends and the news is not good since the Gross Domestic
Read morePlanning for the Day After in Venezuela
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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