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How to Strengthen NAFTA’s Next 20 Years | Brookings Institution

Next week, President Obama will make his third trip to Mexico in as many years to attend the North American Leaders’ Summit alongside Canadian Prime Minister Harper and Mexican President Peña Nieto. Amidst a flurry of retrospectives on the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the summit offers a timely opportunity to ask two questions: 1) What is the current state of North American trade? and 2) What can the three countries do together to position the continent for success in the global economy over the next 20 years?Our recent report, Metro North America, offers...

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For Mexico, Economic Growth Hinges on Justice – Forbes

We thought these were the good times for Mexico, but its economic growth has fallen short of expectations, with estimated 2013 growth at 1.3 percent. Why has Mexico performed so poorly? A number of recent studies point to the presence of a poor justice system as a major contributing factor. Weak rule of law in Mexico has inhibited investors, who struggle to understand bankruptcy proceedings and lack confidence in the court’s ability to impose punishments on delinquent borrowers.In order to pave the way for economic growth, Mexico must address four issues.via For Mexico, Economic Growth Hinges on Justice –...

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Mexico’s New Mission – TIME

Five years ago, drug violence was exploding, the economy was reeling, and a Pentagon report likened Mexico to the terrorist-infested basket case Pakistan, saying both were at risk of “rapid and sudden collapse.”Now the alarms about Mexico are being replaced with applause. After one year in office, President Enrique Peña Nieto, 47, has passed the most ambitious package of social, political and economic reforms in memory. Global economic forces, too, have shifted in his country’s direction. Throw in the opening of Mexico’s oil reserves to foreign investment for the first time in 75 years, and smart money has begun...

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Necesario incrementar intercambio estudiantil entre México y EU: Wayne-Alcocer | 20140123

Saltar la barrera de la comunicación con investigación y estudio del idioma inglés para incrementar el intercambio estudiantil entre México y su país vecino, fue el llamado que hicieran el embajador de los Estados Unidos en México, Anthony Wayne y el subsecretario para América del Norte de la cancillería, Sergio Alcocer Martínez de Castro.Al cumplir una cita en Foro W, Wayne y Alcocer celebraron el acercamiento con la juventud del país con el fin, dijeron, de dar a conocer que hay oportunidades para hombres y mujeres para realizar estudios en el extranjero.Desde el museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo de...

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“Emociona” a texanos la reforma: Tony Garza – Grupo Milenio

México se encuentra ante una oportunidad de oro con su reforma energética y debe aprovechar el momento porque de lo contrario corre el riesgo de perder el tren de desarrollo acelerado al que se está subiendo una Norteamérica en plena revolución energética, sentencia Tony Garza, ex embajador de Estados Unidos durante la administración de George W. Bush y parte de la de Barack Obama y hoy consultor en White & Case.“Este es un momento extraordinario para México en lo que se refiere al futuro del país”, dice Garza en entrevista con MILENIO, la primera para un medio mexicano desde...

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