
Mexico navigates USMCA review amid threat of new US tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to meet on Thursday with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who says provisional agreements could be reached this year

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to meet on Thursday with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who says provisional agreements could be reached this year

In their first face‑to‑face after Washington’s refusal to renew the trade agreement for another 16 years, the countries will address key sectors such as steel, automobiles and agriculture

The world’s largest asset manager considers it unlikely that Mexico will lose its investment-grade sovereign credit rating

President Claudia Sheinbaum is confident that, in the medium term, the North American trade agreement will be renewed for another 16 years

The two sides will sign an update to their trade agreement and hold a summit in the capital of the Latin American country

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The Latin American country surpasses China and Canada, sending over $447 billion worth of goods to the US in the first 10 months of 2025

With less than six months to go before the review of the trade agreement, Trump has called it ‘irrelevant,’ while Sheinbaum has defended North American integration

Starting January 1, increases of up to 50% will be implemented on 1,463 tariff classifications

The Treasury Department is urging money transfer companies to increase their oversight of international transfers, while the Mexican government denies they are a channel for illicit activity

The Mexican government’s strategy outlines the creation of an infrastructure investment law to finance projects with social objectives that are also profitable

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned the Hysa business empire for alleged laundering money for Mexican organized crime

The Treasury Department’s move comes a day after Mexico froze the bank accounts of 13 betting houses over their links to organized crime

Although Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has touted its plan, experts point to declining figures in sectors like manufacturing and construction, as well as weak public and private investment

The Sheinbaum administration is confident of ‘reaching a very successful conclusion’ in the negotiations with Washington

Food shipments from Mexico declined by 4.4% in the first seven months of the year, according to official data. More than 80% of these exports are destined for the US

The six-year strategy to attract investment is moving forward with agreements with business leaders, incentives for farmers, ranchers, and investors, and improved financing options

The Department of Commerce asserts that Mexican exporters engage in unfair trade practices that have affected US farmers

The Sheinbaum government says it will continue lobbying to stop the levy, which will affect four million Mexicans in the US

The DEA has raised concerns about increasingly diversified schemes involving Chinese criminal networks, cryptocurrencies, and international trade. The Mexican financial system has expressed its willingness to collaborate

Congress is moving forward with a proposal to tax money sent abroad. Analysts estimate the decision could cost Mexico at least $3.25 billion annually

Mexico’s exporters are confident they can bypass much of the tariff due to an exception: auto parts that meet USMCA requirements will be temporarily exempt

Canada and Mexico are the main victims of a measure that undermines the North American common trade area

In addition to its crackdown on drug trafficking, the Mexican government is prioritizing greater control over Chinese investments and higher tariffs on microchips and semiconductors from that country

The market predicts that a 25% tariff on imports, as the White House is considering, would place Mexico on the brink of a recession.

Mexico estimates the impact on American consumers of a 25% tariff on Mexican imports at more than $10 billion