Feb 24, 2020 · In 1997, Michoacán was declared free of the borer worm, and the massive export of avocado began. Exports were highly benefited by the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); by 2005, Mexican avocado was all over the supermarkets in the United States, currently the most important market in the planet for the fruit.

May 5, 2015 · It was later joined by Chile. Colombia is in talks to join the OECD as well. The current president of the OECD is a Mexican, Jose Angel Gurria. 10) Mexico is the OECD country with the second highest degree of economic disparity between the rich and the poor, behind Chile. The bottom 10% on the income rung disposes of 1.36% of the country’s ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Tariffs are a time-worn way to try and engineer specific economic outcomes. But economists tend to view them as potentially self-defeating protectionism, hindering global trade and raising prices for the people they’re designed to protect.

Jan 20, 2025 · Space technologies can tackle many of the world’s most pressing business and societal challenges. This report by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company shows that lower costs and improved access to space-enabled technologies such as communications; positioning, navigation and timing; and Earth observation services could take the global space economy to $1.8 trillion by 2035, up from ...

Jan 16, 2025 · A majority of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken over the next year, according to the latest World Economic Forum Chief Economists Outlook.

Geneva, Switzerland, 14 January 2025 – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 will bring together close to 3,000 leaders from diverse geographies and industries to drive dialogue, build trust and catalyse sustainable solutions to shared challenges.

Feb 2, 2023 · Money sent home by migrant workers rose to $794 billion in 2022, the World Bank says. These remittances are a lifeline for low and middle-income countries.

Feb 12, 2024 · Climate change events like droughts around the world are causing crops to fail, leading to shortages and high prices.

Dec 7, 2016 · The more developed a country is, the smaller the percentage of household income it spends on food. Image: REUTERS/Franciszek Mazur/Agencja Gazeta

Jul 26, 2021 · Cacti stems have long been part of the Mexican culinary tradition and are now starting to enter the international market through new, delicious concepts. Uncommon grains: if you don’t feel like revolutionizing your diet with unusual ingredients, you can opt for a more gradual change by diversifying your sources of carbohydrates.