Mexico-US Trade Relations Look to Even Out Despite Recent Turbulence

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–Researched and written by Kathryn Hahn-Madole—

With the election of leftist populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, and the revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement, trade relations between Mexico and US have been fraught with uncertainty. As the year comes to a close, AMLO’s administration has begun to confront the major commercial trade decisions awaiting, even though AMLO’s campaign emphasized the prioritization of domestic issues. Negotiations for the new trade agreement with the US have closed, so now the Mexican government must push through ratification and prepare for the decisions of its foreign partners. Overall, Mexico’s economy continues its export orientation as trade relations with the US look to even out.

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