The White House National Trade Council director, professor Peter Navarro, has said he is in favour of creating a powerhouse between the US, Canada and Mexico based on - presumably amongst other things - revising the original ...   Read on...

Brazil produced 237,060 vehicles last month, up 33.8 percent from May 2016, when 177,200 units were manufactured, giving a boost to one of the industries most affected by the recession, the National Association of Automakers ...    Read on...

Law No. 27, 263 created the "Regime for the Development and Strengthening of the Argentine Auto Parts Industry" (the "Regime") , that grants tax benefits to manufacturers of vehicles that use national auto parts or to manufacturer ...    Read on...

Buoyed by rising economic activity, Mexican consumers appeared to have overcome their apprehension related to the country's March interest-rate boost and with the help of some automaker incentives drove a record number of light ...    Read on...

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Brazil is set to show a return to growth, the Central Bank indicated Monday, raising hopes that Latin America's biggest economy could be inching out of a two-year recession.The official gross domestic product (GDP) statistic is not ...    Read on...

Mexico's economy minister on Tuesday sounded a note of caution to the three countries involved in NAFTA trade negotiations, saying they should be careful not to adjust rules on local sourcing of parts too much, or risk driving business ...    Read on...

China's President Xi pledged in 2016 to double bilateral trade between China and Latin America to US$500 billion.The May 14-15 Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing was China's latest effort at injecting impetus ...    Read on...

Despite dealing with a collapse in oil prices and threats of new tariffs to be imposed by the incoming Trump administration, Mexico retains significant economic advantages.The moment Donald Trump declared that the United States ...    Read on...

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Brazilian presidential decree raising fines on banks and listed companies involved in illicit acts aims to empower the central bank and the country's securities industry watchdog in their efforts to bolster transparency, Finance Minister ...    Read on...

The subcontracting regime concept has evolved in the Mexican legislation in recent years. In 2009, the Social Security Law ("SSL") was amended mainly to provide the authorities with better means to scrutinize the compliance of ...      Read on...

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Nationals of 35 countries are now visa waived for business travel as long as they are involved in no remuneration activities while in Argentina for up to 90 days. The Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a Resolution 137-E that was published in the ...      Read on...

Legal entities interested in using foreign labor, either permanently or temporarily, must request a work permit from the General Immigration Coordination, an agency of the Ministry of Labor and Employment.The request will be by submission ...      Read on...

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Doing business in Mexico is a guide detailing the general legal frame for businesses in the country. Our professionals have contributed with their expertise, analysing the changes and key reforms for 2017 in several aspects of ...      Read on...

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