The SAI Report: Mexico - Economics, Trade and Investment Watch 

Special Reports

I.  March 2017 

U.S. Draft Letter to Notify Congress of the Start of NAFTA Negotiations 

II. April 2017 

Tax Reform Proposal – Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) 

III. May 2017 

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Requirements and Timeframe 

IV. June 2017 

Trade Disputes – It´s Implications for the Negotiation and Possible Retaliatory Measures 

V. July 2017 

U.S. Negotiation Objectives – What is at Stake? 

VI. August 2017 

Rules of Origin and Trade Deficit – Proposal to Measure Trade in Value Added 

VII. September 2017 

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME´s) 

VIII. October 2017 

Two Special Reports: A) Mexican Export Products with Higher Risk if U.S. Decides to Leave NAFTA; and B) Arguments in Reaction to Wilbur Ross op-ed “These NAFTA rules are killing our jobs” 

IX. November 2017 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 and its Possible Implications to Mexico 

X. December 2017 

The Consequences of the U.S. Fiscal Reform: Economic Expansion, Tax Reduction and Debt Enlargement 

XI. January 2018 

What is at Stake for the U.S. Farmers Without NAFTA? 

XII. February 2018 

Two special reports: A) Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs – The Elephant in the Negotiation Room, and B) Investment Frictions in Mexico: External and Internal Factors 

XIII. March 2018 

Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs- The Elephant in the Negotiation Room (part 2) 

XIV. April 2018 

Two Special Reports: A) Not Only the North Exists: with the West and the East, Mexico progresses in its efforts to diversify its trade relationships; and B) NAFTA and its impact on income (in)equality 

XV. May 2018 

Three Special Reports: A) Section 232 Investigation on autos and auto parts; B) Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs- the Elephant in the Negotiation Room (part 3); and C) Mexican Elections 

XVI. June 2018 

Mexican Elections (part 2) 

XVII. July 2018 

Two Special Reports: A. Analysis of the evolution and potential risks of inflation after its current rebound B. Highlights of AMLO´s Anticorruption and Austerity Plan 

Special Reports and Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis of the USMCA and its comparison with NAFTA

XVIII. August 2018 

Special Report: NAFTA Automotive Industry- A Glimpse to the New Agreement.

Chapter-by-Chapter: General Contents of USMCA agreed in principle: Provisions; Market Access; Rules of Origin; Sunset review clause; Dispute Settlement; Agriculture; Labor and Environment; Textile-Tariff Preference Levels (TPL); Customs and Trade Facilitation; Intellectual Property; Digital Trade; Government Procurement; Financial Services; Currency Manipulation; Energy; and Anticorruption 

XIX. September 2018 

Special Report: AMLO’s Austerity Plan – How much is it possible to save? 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 2 on National Treatment and Market Access for Goods; Chapter 4 on Rules of Origin, with Product Specific Rules; Chapter 5, on Origin Procedures; Chapter 6, on Textiles and Apparel; Chapter 10, on Trade Remedies; Chapter 14 on Investment; Chapter 30 on Administrative and Institutional Provisions; Chapter 31 on Dispute Settlement; and Chapter 34 on Final Provisions. 

XX. October 2018 

Special Report: Increasing Protectionism 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 8 on Recognition of the Mexican State’s Direct, Inalienable, and Imprescriptible Ownership of Hydrocarbons; Chapter 21 on Competition Policy; and Chapter 22 on State-Owned Enterprises (New). 

XXI. November 2018 

Special Report: What can we expect for the MXN Exchange Rate in 2019? 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 3 on Agriculture; Chapter 9 on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; Chapter 11 on Technical Barriers to Trade; and Chapter 12 on Sectoral Annexes.  

XXII. December 2018 

Special Report: The 2019 Economic Package: an extensive look 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 25 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Chapter 26 on Competitiveness; Chapter 27 on Anticorruption; and Chapter 33 on Macroeconomic Policies and Exchange Rate Matters 

XXXIII. January 2019 

Special Report: Expected Risks for 2019 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 23 on Labor 

XXIV. February 2019 

Special Report: Trade Policy 4.0 – Mexico’s imperative adaptation to global trends 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 24 on Environment 

XXV. March 2019 

Special Report: Guarantee prices for agricultural products in Mexico: Potential Costs and Expected Distortions 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 7 on Customs and Trade Facilitation (New – Trade Facilitation) 

XXVI. April 2019 

Special Report: The gains and losses derived from a prolonged U.S.-China trade war: a focus on Mexico 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 19 on Digital Trade 

XXVII. May 2019 

Special Report: Economic impacts derived from the U.S. tariffs threats against Mexico 

Chapter-by-Chapter: Chapter 18 on Telecommunications 

XXVIII. June 2019 

Special Report: “The” Pending Issue: Escalating Insecurity in Mexico 

XXIX. August 2019 

Special Report:  The Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border 

XXX. September 2019 

Special Report:  Observed Effects Derived from the U.S. – China Trade War 

XXXI. October 2019 

Special Report:  Economic Package 2020 

XXXII. November 2019 

Special Report:  Investment climate in Mexico 

XXXIII. December 2019 

Special Report:  National Agreement of Private Investment in Infrastructure 

XXXIV. January 2020 

Special Report:  Crisis in the Mexican Automotive Industry 

XXXV. February 2020 

Special Report:  Mexican Labor Market Deterioration

              XXXVI. March 2020       

  Special Report:  The Pressing Issue “Femicides and Gender Inequality in  Mexico”

               XXXVII. April 2020 

  Special Report:  COVID-19- Spread and Cure of the Economic Virus