Posts from category Mexico and the US

Your Drink Can Help Some Farmers Get Living Wages

on July 27, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economy, Mexico and the US, People, Comments Off

TransFair USA, a non-profit organization and a third-party certifier of Fair Trade (FT) products in the US has now launched FT-labelled vodka which ensures farmers from Bolivia to fetch commensurate earnings for their produce. The organization has added on Fair… Continue reading

US-Mexico Truck Dispute Enters Hope Highway

on February 11, 2010 by admin in Canada News, Mexico and the US, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

A meeting between two top government representatives from the US and Mexico suggests the Obama administration’s revocation of the pilot program will be lifted soon to end the one year old trade spat. The program allowed the movement of some… Continue reading

The US Truck Ban Receives Retribution from Mexico with Higher Tariffs on its Goods

on April 6, 2009 by admin in Business, Global Economy, Mexico and the US, Protectionism, Trade News, Tradeoff, Uncategorized, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

The Economy Secretary of Mexico Gerardo Ruiz Mateos stated they would impose higher tariffs on 90 items from the US in retaliation to the last week’s truck ban. The hike in tariffs and the list of goods are likely to… Continue reading