Adjustments in Mexicoâs Maquiladora Program to Incorporate NAFTAâs Article 303 As provided by NAFTA, Article 303 will enter into force next January 1st, 2001.
Mexico and EFTA Conclude Negotiations for an FTA Mexicoâs wide network of free trade agreements was further enhanced on November 3, 2000, with the conclusion of the negotiations that Mexico and the member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) had been holding since July 2000.
NAFTA Builds a Robust North American Economy In 1994, Canada, Mexico and the United States launched the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and formed the worldâs largest free trade area with more than 400 million consumers.
The Mexican Economy Performs Strongly The implementation of NAFTA has led to strong economic growth in North America.
Mexico and the U.S. Sign Antitrust Cooperation Agreement Mexicoâs Secretary of Commerce Herminio Blanco, the U.S. Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein and the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Robert Pitofsky signed an antitrust cooperation agreement that will enable the FTC and Mexicoâs Federal Competition Commission (FCC) to improve enforcement of both countriesâ […]
Mexico Establishes an FTA with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador On June 29, President Ernesto Zedillo, along with Presidents Fransisco Flores of El Salvador , Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala, and Hondourasâ Presidential Appointee William Handal, signed in Mexico City a Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries.
NAFTA Success High on Presidential Agenda On June 7, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo began his ninth and last official visit to the U.S. which served to evaluate the legacy of the Clinton and Zedillo administrations.
Mexicoâs Automotive Industry Successfully Competes in the Global Market Mexico is playing a key role in the ongoing globalization of auto productions thanks to its trade and investment liberalization policies which have encouraged high levels of productivity.
The Mexico-EU Free Trade Agreement On March 23, during the European Union Meeting of Foreign Affairs and Commerce Ministers in Lisbon, Portugal, Presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, Antonio Guterres of the EU, and Romano Prodi of the European Commission signed the Lisbon Declaration and the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the EU.
NAFTAâs Effect on U.S. Employment is Positive In January 2000, the University of California-Los Angeles published the study “The U.S. Employment Impacts of North American Integration after NAFTA: A Partial Equilibrium Approach”.
Environmental Protection Along the Mexico-U.S. Border Improves Since NAFTA became effective, environmental institutions for the U.S.-Mexico border -the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADBank)- have made evident that increased trade flows can go hand in hand with environmental protection.
Mexicoâs Trade Policy Mexicoâs Trade Policy has been instrumental in the deep transformation of its economy by attracting investment, consolidating a manufacturing export base, creating better jobs and diversifying export markets.