Energy reform in Mexico and increased oil and natural gas production in Canada and the U.S. are paving the way for deeper integration and cooperation across North America, according to a new report.If these developments are combined with stronger economic, security and community ties — especially promoting the free movement of business professionals across the region — North America could position itself as the world’s most dynamic region. Texas, which accounts for much of the $500 billion in annual U.S.-Mexico trade, is front and center.“The road to North America’s global dynamism runs through Texas — whether through trade and...

Twenty years ago, Canada, Mexico and the United States joined in the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA helped transform Mexico into the leading exporting economy that it is today.By embracing NAFTA as a launching pad to take advantage of its strategic location bordering the world’s largest market, Mexico was able to increase sevenfold its exports. Every minute, Mexico sells $1 million worth of goods to the United States, almost 90 percent being sophisticated manufactured products and other non-oil exports.Besides its determinant impact on Mexico’s economic development, NAFTA has been the main impulse to North American competitiveness and integration,...

Scan the globe for a country that is the most active in improving its identity and reputation and one might easily pick Mexico. Since 2012, when the three major political parties joined hands in a stunning agreement on change, 11 major reforms are now on the books. The practical impact may take time. But at least the country has made these conceptual leaps:via In praise of Mexico’s moment –...