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MARCH 2022
2022 Trade Policy Agenda & 2021 Annual Report (USTR)
Strategic Plan FY 2022 – FY 2026 (USTR)
What’s Next for the CPTPP? (Economist Intelligence Unit)
China bought none of the extra $200 billion of US exports in Trump’s trade deal (Petersen Institute for International Economics)
Recommended Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2021 (US International Trade Commission)
Global Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (Fitch Solutions)
The Latest on the Ukraine-Russia Crisis.” (Thompson Hine)
Five Ways in Which the War in Ukraine Will Change Business (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Commercial Mission: North America 2020 (Secretary of Economic Development for the State of Hidalgo)
Hidalgo: The Mexican Spot (Secretary of Economic Development for the State of Hidalgo)
JANUARY 2022
Canada – Dairy TRQ Allocation Measures (CDA-USA-2021-31-010) (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Arbitral Panel)
USMCA: Labor Provisions (Congressional Research Service)
U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement (Congressional Research Service)
Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States (White House proclamation)
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States (White House proclamation)
Announcement of Actions on EU Imports Under Section 232: October 31, 2021
Fourteenth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
North America in 2022: key trends and forecasts (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Key Global Macroeconomic Themes For 2022 (Fitch Solutions)
Global Trade Outlook 2022 (John Murphy, Senior Vice President for International Policy, US Chamber of Commerce)
Global Trade Outlook 2022 (IHS Markit)
Key Deliverables for the 2021 North American Leaders’ Summit (White House)
Most Mexicans perceive a positive U.S.-Mexico relationship (El Financero)
Memorandum of Understanding (president and CEO of USMCOC Albert Zapanta; president of Mexican Association of Secretaries of Economic Development (Asociación Mexicana de Secretarios de Desarrollo Económico-AMSDE); and Secretary of Economic Development of the State of Coahuila, Ing. Jaime Guerra)
Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China (White House)
Where Is the US-China Relationship Heading in 2022? (MarshMcLennan)
2021 Report to Congress (U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)
The Semiconductor Shortage Is an Opportunity to Create a Win-Win Situation for Mexico and US (International Business Times)
What Happened to Supply Chains in 2021? (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why the Supply Chain Slowdown Will Persist (Foreign Affairs)
Navigating the labor mismatch in US logistics and supply chains (McKinsey)
ASG Update: Covid-19 Global Progression and Response (Albright Stonebridge Group)
MAY 2021
Mexico’s Mid-Tem Elections: What’s at Stake and What to Expect (Alejandro Moreno, ITAM/El Financiero)
Testimony To The Senate Finance Committee on the President’s Trade Agenda (May 12, 2021, Katherine Tai, USTR)
United States to Host First USMCA Free Trade Commission (press release, May 14, 2021)
Navigating a New North America Trade, Supply Chain & Energy Issues in a Post-Pandemic and USMCA World (Thompson Hine webinar materials, May 12, 2021)
MARCH 2021
2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report Fact Sheet and complete report
U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration (March 1, 2021)
Monarch News, March 3, 2021 (Monarch Global Strategies)
FEBRUARY 2021
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief (Business Development Partners)
From Trump to Biden: Mexican Public Opinion and AMLO’s Rhetoric (Wilson Center, Mexico Institute)
A Reset in U.S.-Mexico Relations Also Requires Re-Engagement on Global and Regional Issues (Wilson Center, Mexico Institute)
Fulfilling North America's Promise (Wilson Center, Mexico Institute)
Mexico and United States: From Subordination to Expectation (Signos Vitales)
2021 Cross-Border Trade: Beyond COVID-19 and the Trump Administration McAllen Economic Development Corporation and Interlink Trade Services
JANUARY 2021
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations (Congressional Research Service, January 7, 2021)
Global Trade Outlook (International Trade Association of Greater Chicago)
What Canadians Need to Know About the Biden Inauguration (Colin Robertson, Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
ASG Analysis: EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) (Albright Stonebridge Group, January 13, 2021)
ASG Analysis: The Post-Brexit Future of the UK (Albright Stonebridge Group, January 14, 2021)
Latin America Macroeconomic Update: Key Themes 2021 (Fitch Solutions, January 18, 2021)
DECEMBER 2020
Interim Report, Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board, December 15, 2020
ASG Analysis: What to Expect from a Biden Administration on China Policy (Albright Stonebridge Group, December 12, 2020)
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief – December 2020 (Business Development Partners)
Understanding the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) (Baker McKenzie)
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: summary and implementation (House of Commons)
Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK (full version)
Strong, but Uneven Recovery in 2021: Global Monthly Outlook Presentation (Fitch Solutions)
NOVEMBER 2020
The Biden Plan to Rebuild U.S. Supply Chains and Ensure the U.S. Does Not Face Future Shortages of Critical Equipment (joebiden.com/supplychains)
Monarch News, November 20, 2020 (Monarch Global Strategies)
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief – November 2020 (Business Development Partners)
Global Macroeconomics Monthly Update: Q4 Slowdown Underway, but Vaccine Could Surprise (Fitch Solutions)
OCTOBER 2020
Global Macroeconomics Monthly Update: Risk of Double Dip Rises in Q4 (Fitch Solutions)
Biden or More Trump: What Canadians Need to Know about the 2020 U.S. Election (Colin Robertson, Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief – October 2020 (Business Development Partners)
Canada-Mexico Trade and Business Report (COMCE Sonora)
The North American Trading Bloc in a World of Globalization (USMCOCMA webinar, October 8, 2020)
SEPTEMBER 2020
The New European Union: How Brexit Resets the US-EU Relationship (Samson Atlantic)
The Mexican Economy in Times of COVID: Effects and Perspectives
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief – September 2020 (Business Development Partners)
Monarch News, September 29, 2020 (Monarch Global Strategies)
Summary of Virtual Meeting with Mexico’s Senate Commission for Implementation of the USMCA (United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, September 4, 2020)
AUGUST 2020
Risk, resilience, and rebalancing in global value chains (McKinsey Global Institute, August 2020)
Monarch News, August 21, 2020 (Monarch Global Strategies)
Statement on Presidential Proclamation (USTR, August 6, 2020)
Notice of intent to impose countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs on Canadian aluminum products (Government of Canada)
Canada’s State of Trade 2020 (Government of Canada)
Latin America Monitor (Fitch Solutions)
Mexico Economic Outlook (BBVA)
The Economic and Strategic Arguments for Renewable Energy in Mexico (Wilson Center and Institute of the Americas)
JUNE 2020
East Asia Decouples from the United States: Trade War, COVID-19, and East Asia’s New Trade Blocs (Peterson Institute for International Economics)
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief - June 2020
CBP Updated Interim Implementing Instructions
USTR notice regarding alternative staging regime for vehicles
Anderssen Gauguin analysis of COVID-19 impacts on Mexico
Albright Stonebridge Group Update: Covid-19 Global Progression and Response
What to Do About China: A Menu of Options by Colin Robertson
USMCA sample Certificate of Origin
United States Strategic Approach to The People’s Republic of China
MAY 2020
Mexico Investment, Economy and Politics Brief - May 2020
Mexican Government initial plan for opening of economic activities
Mexico initiatives to assist with economic issues created by COVID-19
USMCA webinars from Dickinson Wright: Episode I and Episode II
APRIL 2020
USMCA To Enter Into Force July 1 After United States Takes Final Procedural Steps For Implementation (USTR Robert Lighthizer, press release, April 24, 2020)
Procedures for the Submission of Petitions by North American Producers of Passenger Vehicles or Light Trucks to Use the Alternative Staging Regime for the USMCA Rules of Origin for Automotive Goods (USTR, April 21, 2020)
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Interim Implementing Instructions (US Customs and Border Protection, April 2020)
90 Day Postponement of Payment for the Deposit of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees (US Customs and Border Protection, April 19, 2020)
Trade set to plunge as COVID-19 pandemic upends global economy (World Trade Organization, April 8, 2020)
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
Overview of the 2020 Mexican tax reform (RSM)
Presentations from Cross-Border Trade and Logistics: Moving Into the New Decade
February 20, 2020
Illinois Manufacturers & the USMCA (Illinois Manufacturers Association)
Cross-Border Trade Logistics (North American Development Bank)
21st Century Border Action Plan (NASCO)
21st Century Border Action Plans (NASCO)
The USMCA and New Opportunities for Trade (Kansas City Southern de Mexico)
Video (Kansas City Southern de Mexico)
JANUARY 2020
Text of the US-Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement (January 17, 2020)
Reports from the Congressional Research Service, January 30, 2020
Presentations from 2020 Mexican Tax Reform: A View from the U.S.
Hosted by RSM US LLP, Baker McKenzie, and U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Mid-America Chapter, January 8, 2020
Speakers: Edgar Lopezlena, Senior Director - International Tax Services, RSM US LLP; Mario Montemayor, Senior Manager - International Tax Services, RSM US LLP; Antonio Rodriguez, CPA, Senior Director - International Tax Services, RSM US LLP; and Hugo Dubovoy, Partner, International Practice Group, Baker McKenzie
Global Trade Outlook for 2020
Presented by Rufus Yerxa, President, National Foreign Trade Council, at the ITA/IMA Luncheon, January 15, 2020
DECEMBER 2019
Committee USMCA Fact Sheets and Statements
USTR USMCA Documents and Fact Sheets
OCTOBER 2019
Report on the 2020 Mexican Tax Reform (Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, LLP, October 3, 2019)
SEPTEMBER 2019
Presentations from the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference, September 4, 2019
Regional Trade Agreements (Jeffrey H. Bergstrand, University of Notre Dame)
What Have We Learned from NAFTA? (Chad P. Brown, Peterson Institute for International Economics)
Trade Barriers & Regional Integration: NAFTA 2.0 (Kristin Dziczek, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
North American Trade and the Auto Industry: A Primer (Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Powertrain Sourcing in North America: Example of Regional Integration (James Rubenstein, Miami University [Ohio])
Effects of NAFTA on FDI, Trade, Jobs and Wages (Robert E. Scott, Economic Policy Institute)
Canadian Public Policy in the Context of Regional Trade: What the Auto Industry Needs (Charlotte Yates, University of Guelph, Canada)
Presentations from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Conference, September 26, 2019: Forging a New Path in North American Trade & Immigration
Energy Sector: Investment, Regulation & Binational Strategy (Curt Anastasio, Chairman, Gaslog Partners LP)
Trade Tensions and USMCA Trade (Eddy Bekkers, World Trade Organization)
Creating a North American Digital Free Trade Zone (Anupam Chander, Georgetown University)
Mexico in the Context of Global Trade Tensions (Daniel Chiquiar, Banco de Mexico)
NAFTA Supply Chains Are Deeply Integrated (Alonso de Gortari, Dartmouth College)
May You Live in Interesting Times (Timothy J. Kehoe, University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Energy Sector: Investment, Regulation and Binational Strategy (Marroquin)
Economic Implications for the United States of a North America Without NAFTA or USMCA (Christine McDaniel, Mercatus Center at George Mason University)
Panel 2: Services and Digital Trade (Dr. Joshua P. Meltzer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution)
The Challenges to Mexico’s Energy Sector: USMCA and the AMLO Administration (Pedro Niembro, Monarch Global Strategies)
Mexican Immigration to the U.S.: New Estimates, Trends and Characteristics (Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior Demographer, Pew Research Institute)
US-Mexico-Canada: All for One and One for All? (Raymond Robertson, Senior Fellow, Texas-Mexico Center)
Trade in Services Matters (Michael Sposi, Southern Methodist University)
Forging a New Path in North American Trade and Immigration (Dr. John Sutcliffe, Department of Political Science, University of Windsor)
Economic Implications for the U.S. of a North America Without NAFTA or USMCA (Kei-Mu Yi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, University of Houston and NBER)
Determinants of Past Unauthorized Mexican Worker Migration to the U.S. and Possible Future Flows (Madeline Zavodny, University of North Florida)
AUGUST 2019
“Mexico Monthly Economy and Politics Brief,” Business Development Partners, August 2019
JULY 2019
“Monarch News,” Monarch Global Strategies, July/August, 2019
Documents for Breakfast Series Update, July 22, 2019
JUNE 2019
Timeline for NAFTA2 Renegotiation and Other Major Trade Policy Issues, June 20, 2019
China’s Position on the China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations (June 2019)
Measuring Vehicle Parts Content (Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
US Trade War Update (Nicole A. Schude, Esq., June 19, 2019)
MAY 2019
“Monarch News,” Monarch Global Strategies, May/June, 2019
APRIL 2019
Documents for Breakfast Series Update, April 17, 2019
NAFTA Renegotiation and the Proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
United States-European Union Negotiations: Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives
Presentations from Tax, Legal & Fiscal Update, April 3, 2019
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications
By M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance; updated December 6, 2018
DECEMBER 2018
AUGUST 2018
JULY 2018
July 2018: Some interesting reading on Mexico's new presidency and the impact of recent tariffs
Wilson Center Mexico Institute: "Changing the Guard in Mexico: AMLO's Opportunities and Challenges"
Freedonia: "Impact Report: US Tariffs & Global Retaliations"
Freedonia: "US & Canada: Tariff Impact Report"
JUNE 2018
Baja California
A presentation by State of Baja California Secretary of Economic Development Carlo Bonfante at a USMCoC and ProMexico session held at Baker Tilly on June 11, 2018. View the presentation.
MAY 2018
Happily ever NAFTA? A new agreement seems imminent
by Chantal Wittman Meier, MB Financial Bank, May 10, 2018
Documents for Breakfast Series Update, May 9, 2018
How US Incomes and Jobs Depend on NAFTA, by Animesh Ghoshal, DePaul University
Trump's Trade Remedies: US-China Trade Disputes, by Nicole A. Schude, Esq., Schude Trade Law
APRIL 2018
The Digital Supply Chain & the Internet of Things (IoT): Leveraging the shift to a data-centric world
The following are presentations from the Digital Supply Chain conference on April 18, 2018, co-sponsored by USMCOCMA and the Traffic Club of Chicago.
Keynote: Don DeLoach, President & COO, Centri Technology; Co-chair, Midwest IoT Council
Panel 1: OEM Supply Chain Leaders – Vision: Digitalization and its impact on Cross-Border Trade & Transportation
FEBRUARY 2018
Mexico Tax, Legal, and Fiscal Update, February 13, 2018
2018 Mexico Accounting and Tax Update, Alan Roiser, CPA, Plante Moran
NAFTA and Mexico's Actions to Prepare for the Future, Hugo Dubovoy, Baker McKenzie
Economic & Interest Rate Update, Jason Smith, Citibank
JANUARY 2018
Documents for Breakfast Series Update, January 25, 2018
NAFTA: A Primer for the Montreal Round, by Colin Robertson, January 2018
The New Mexican Anti-corruption System, by Gonzalez Calvillo, December 2017
Global Trade Outlook 2018, by Derek Gianino, US Chamber Trade Presentation at International Trade Association of Greater Chicago, January 17, 2018
2017
The New Mexican Anti-corruption System and How It May Affect Your Company
Gonzalez Calvillo (with Plante Moran), December 2017
Supply Chain & Logistics: Some Historical Aspects for Trade and Manufacturing in Mexico
Mexico Consulting Associates, September 2017
Articles and Documents Referenced at Breakfast Series Session
December 7, 2017
Revised NAFTA 2 Renegotiation Timetable
by US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Mid-America Chapter
November 15, 2017
Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation
Office of The United States Trade Representative, July 17, 2017
Albert Zapanta, President & CEO of The US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Presented at the Hearing for the Office of the US Trade Representative, July 2017
USTR Public Comment Analysis - "Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of NAFTA with Canada & Mexico"
Presented at USMCOC Policy & Our Borders Breakfast Series - June 2017
by US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Midamerica
The Outlook for U.S. Corporate Tax Reform, Border Adjustments and Trade Actions
Presented at USMCOC Policy & Our Borders Breakfast Series - June 2017
by Margarita Escalante
Facts Regarding the US and Mexico's Trade Relationship
Presented at USMCOC Policy & Our Borders Breakfast Series - June 2017
by Martin Caro
Potential Impact of the Trump Administration and Recent Legal Developments in Mexico
Presented at USMCOC Tax, Legal and Financial Update Seminar - March 2017
by Hugo Dubovoy
IMMEX/Maquila Tax Issues
General Mexico Tax Update Presented at USMCOC Tax, Legal and Financial Update Seminar - March 2017
by Scott Sneckenberger & Julio Valdez
Foreign Exchange Overview
Presented at USMCOC Tax, Legal and Financial Update Seminar - March 2017
by Lee Aduculesi
The Outlook for US Corporate Tax Reform, Border Adjustments and Trade Actions
Presented at USMCOC - Great Lakes Chapter Launch - April 2017
by Margarita Escalante