UK/Mexico sign ‘continuity’ trade deal
The United Kingdom has signed a continuity trade deal with Mexico on the eve of its December 31 definitive exit from the European Union (EU).
The United Kingdom has signed a continuity trade deal with Mexico on the eve of its December 31 definitive exit from the European Union (EU).
As expected, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador acknowledged Joe Biden’s win in the U.S. presidential election, following the December 14 ratification by the Electoral College.
Mexico’s Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) has approved emergency use of the Pfizer/BioTech coronavirus vaccine, which government sources say will be given to 125,000 front-line health care workers by the end of this month.
Mexico’s minimum wage will increase by 15 percent at the turn of the year, the National Minimum Wage Commission (Conasami) announced this week.
Employees in Mexico will be expecting a little extra in their pay packet prior to Christmas.
Aeromexico will become the second airline to resume flights using the Boeing 737 MAX since the jet was ungrounded last month.
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies (lower house) has asked Mexico’s Supreme Court for more time to analyze pending legislation on the recreational use of marijuana that was approved last month by the Senate.
In an unprecedented move, Mexico’s three main opposition parties have agreed to collaborate and field joint candidates in the 2021 midterm elections in a bid to upend the majority that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s populist Morena party enjoys in both houses of Congress.
Covid-19 vaccinations will begin this month for front-line medical personal in Mexico, federal health authorities confirmed this week, while also outlining the 2021 inoculation schedule for the general public.