US & Mexico Trade Policy Expert To Share His Perspective On North American Trade In An Era Of Uncertainty At Potato Expo
November 16, 2018 | 1 min to read
With the ever evolving political landscape and rising tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, Tony Payan, Ph.D, Director of the Mexico Center at Rice University's Baker Institute of Public Policy will explore the current status of trade agreements and implications between the two countries.
The quarter century before 2016 was characterized by worldwide consensus on pressing for liberal democracy, fostering free trade and investment and crafting international governance based on cooperation, especially in the West.
?In North America, the equivalent was a path of integration, underpinned by the North American Free Trade Agreement. The last two years, however, have upended that consensus. We now face rising nationalism, a potential global trade war, the collapse of international cooperation and the advent of a more competitive and even hostile environment.
In the United States, the public is politically divided, NAFTA may be in its last days, and there is talk of a border wall. In Mexico, the new president promised to reduce that country’s dependence on imports of everything—from gasoline and natural gas to grain and foodstuffs.
Faced with this, what can we expect over the next two years? How much uncertainty will all this bring to the economy? What does that mean for citizens, consumers, producers, exporters, and the economy in general?
You won't want to miss this noteworthy and topical speaker discuss trade policies with Mexico – one of the U.S. potato industry's largest export markets.
Source: Potato Expo