SALT LAKE CITY- (April 19, 2011) Under the watchful eyes of a statue of Yiacatecutli, the Aztec god of trade and commerce, the Salt Lake Chamber signed a memorandum of agreement with the prestigious American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico. The agreement commits both business organizations to promote international trade and commerce between the Monterrey [...]
The Commercial Service offices in Utah and Montana recruited the Mountain West trade mission to Mexico February 22-25. Recruitment was also done by the Utah District Export Council, FedEx and Zions Banks. 22 delegates from fifteen companies, eleven from Utah, participated on the mission. Companies were from a variety of sectors including medical devices, education, [...]
Over 50 participants recently attended a seminar on Doing Business in Mexico, co-hosted by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, U.S. Commercial Service and World Trade Center Utah. Keynote speakers included: Dr. Arturo Lan, General Director of Bufete Lan Law firm; Yadira Gomez, Managing Partner of Cigopsa, SA de CV, a trading consortium; Fernando Lascurain [...]
By Elizabeth Williamson; Wall Street Journal GUADALAJARA, Mexico — President Barack Obama concluded a summit with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts by pledging greater cooperation on uncontroversial issues like flu prevention, but he papered over trade disputes between the U.S. and its close trading partners, dashing hopes for progress on those issues. The North American [...]
By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Mexico formalized an agreement Monday to work together to secure legal travel and trade across the countries’ shared border. The agreement is outlined in a letter of intent signed by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexico’s Finance Minister Agustin Carstens. It expands [...]







