Mexico asks WTO to begin dispute procedure over Argentina’s trade restrictions
Mexico will ask a World Trade Organization panel to adjudicate a dispute over trade restrictions with Argentina, said Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari.
Ferrari said Mexico's request for a panel has been joined by Japan, the European Union and the United States, which had previously made similar complaints of their own.
He added that consultations with Argentina have failed to yield an agreement, but he did not provide details of specific sectors involved in the dispute.
In August, Mexico launched its first trade dispute against Argentina at the WTO regarding import licensing rules established by the South American nation, which critics say amount to a blanket restriction on imports.
The measures are among several policies adopted by the government of President Cristina Fernandez that have prompted accusations of protectionism against Argentina.
The worsening of trade relations between the two Latin American countries follows Argentina's decision to pull out of a car trade pact in early July.
Argentina's populist government has tightened controls on imports and foreign-exchange purchases in recent months to improve its balance of trade, which is crucial to boosting international reserves used to pay debt.
In March, Mexico was embroiled in a spat with the Brazilian government over cars, but resolved the issue with an agreement to cap the volume of its auto exports to Brazil over the next three years.
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I wonder how long it will be before the usual suspects start accusing their Mexican 'brothers' of stabbing them in the back?
up to your old tricks - what has the “narco” trade got to do with this topic ?
But of course it will be everyone else that is the problem and its not Argentina's fault.
Now, if Botswana was going to the WTO THEN i'd be worried.
Anyway, Argentina can always complain to the UN Security Council that its a danger to world peace.
“I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”
“Is there someone there we can talk to?”
“No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!”
CFKC is so bloody narcissistic she cannot see beyond her immediate desire for cash. When she finally collapses she will be remembered as the most inept President ever know to Argentina, and that is a tough competition to be the trophy holder.
LOLs
It would almost seem like they didn' give a sh!t about Argentina's economic balance then. Would almost appear as they only cared about their own interests.
Nah, that's impossible. Only Argentina cares about itself.
Muppets will blather.
This whole matter will be resolved with the new Mexican administration.
Already fighting on too many fronts as it is, Argentina can’t realistically expect to win on any front.
But CFK & Co still insist it’s the rest of the world that is wrong, and they that are correct. How long before she tries to stop the tide from coming in.
She should relish all the attention.
Pirate pug wash,
You are Canadian now; your input is no longer of interest.
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sadly they are....
m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=plpp&v=Qvk_WICNMLc
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=PGIyu_hF15s
The funny clowns
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=6EUR5Dh0zBw
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Qvk_WICNMLc
Clown, are always funny to laugh at.
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=NJ6VzwubxxA
NAFTA has has destroyed the Mexican small family owned farms, and converted the country for an exporter of corn to an importer, from the USA of course. Their population grows faster than jobs are produced, schools and universities cannot accomodate everyone. Everyday, the former farmers and others seeking a better life risk their lives to cross North over the Rio Grande.
Looking accross the Niagara River from New York into Ontario Canada you can still see many homes fly the Union Jack. As if saying, stick it.
Their whole purpose of existence is not to be American but their biggest trade partner is the USA.
Yet both wish us hell and eradication from the face of the map. Sad really.
No one said anything about slaves. I am telling the facts as I see them every day for years. I don't think there is much honesty between the countries. There are trade disputes and complaints all pof the time and remain unresolved. Many just quick patch work but unfairness continues everyday. We were told that NAFTA would create jobs and it hasn't. It took jobs away from our industries across the border where workers make 1/4 than Americans and we have not seen any of those jobs back.
Argentina does not owe Mexico or Ccanada any money so your statement is out the door.
So how do I sound like the blacks of years past.” ?
Where the heck do you live?
I rest my case
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=6EUR5Dh0zBw
While Libya took the US embassy and kindly asked them to go home or die, as usual Americans choose to die and they did, too funny!
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=NJ6VzwubxxA
Have you been zipping on the Jim Beem this evening?
40 Elena (#)
As I said in an earlier article. The current agreement will be fixed with the new administration. There are changing dynamics by which the agreement needs to be renogotiated. It was discussed between the new Mexican President Elect and CFK last month. The current complaints have more to do with Calderon reaction to Certain external and internal political forces and he must be seen to be doing something before leaving office.
“As I said in an earlier article. The current agreement will be fixed with the new administration. There are changing dynamics by which the agreement needs to be renogotiated. It was discussed between the new Mexican President Elect and CFK last month. The current complaints have more to do with Calderon reaction to Certain external and internal political forces and he must be seen to be doing something before leaving office.”
And where did u get THIS info?
Tea leaves er, coffee grounds???
I order USA to kill all Mexicans .
Who orders who.
A hideaway Canadian/argie refugee,
Perhaps you should go and do it your self,
Go on, be a man.
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1.- Calderon is busy with the his transitional time actualizing Peña Nieto on things and on the labor reform. So the secretary on economy is in charge of this matter, since Zedillo there has been given a little more independence to this secretary as a way of keeping politics and especially change of president time, from affecting Mexico´s macro economics.
2.-Dont think Mexico only has this type of dealings with Argentina, it has one right now with the US too , in election time some US politicians, for electoral reasons, also search for a change in deals, and Mexico deals with that in the same way that is dealing with Argentina right now, and with China before them. Mexico has a lot of trade deals and is a difficult economic time so is even expected to be problems along the way.
2.- Argentina decided UNILATERALY to “change” the “dynamics” of this deal that the president herself and her husband asked of Mexico not the other way around, But this year, because they saw Mexico limiting part of imports for Brazil with another deal and because after 10 years of Mexico holding deficit on this deal now Argentina is the one holding deficit in Argentina wants to change it.
3.- Now, considering this deal is way more small than the one Mexico has with Brazil, that Argentina is demanding changing a deal that they themselves agreed on years ago, there isn´t much gain in insist on it IMO when there are others options, but that is just me.
4.- Peña Nieto was on a diplomatic tour for good political relations between Latam countries, we have yet to see how he will conduce economic dealings, but ppl around his team said economic policy wont change much while compared to Calderon, what is going to change are some estructural reforms inside the country.
41 ProRG_American.
“I think it's high time Argentina withdraw from ALL treaties, trade agreements and international organizations.”
Well, finally we agree.
It is so very confusing right now, we just don't know which deals Argentina is going to break, or when they might feel it is to their advantage not to honour the same terms as the rest of the players.
The UN could sure use a rest. Without all the Argentine diversions and tattling, they might solve that elusive “World Peace” thingy, in another year or so.
Of course, Argentina might complain that it is unfair, their peace is not as peaceful as some others...
:-)
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its high time argentina,
1, changed its name
2, removed its self from the planet
3, make mars you very own home from home,
4, and sod all the rest of mankind.
Abused and corrupted by her leaders,
Rest in peace..
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“There are trade disputes and complaints all of the time and remain unresolved.”
This much is true.
Then explain why so many of the disputes & complaints today involve Argentina, more than any other country.
I thought that was the theory in dictatorships, in free societies the people get to elect a different government with totally different policies if they so choose - glorious discontinuity! Of course if government is on the right track they can always re-elect it, like, I hope, they will with Cristina =)
This Lawauit isn´t new at all, this are repeated news from months ago, I suppose because this site news needs to cover all about Argentina´s president, it even has the same photo. This could very well be the case of any publicity is good publicity . This is an economic matter not political, we dont tend to be petty like that. en.mercopress.com/2012/06/27/mexico-preparing-wto-case-against-argentina-over-suspension-of-auto-trade-accord
About elections: While I absolutely hate the results it doesn´t mean it wasn´t at least part of ppl choice EPN got 36% out of 100% Obrador got 30% and Josefina got 27%, all of them have at least 70% ppl that didn´t vote for them, it was a really divided election and that reflects well ppl feelings really, because none of them really talked hard or directly about matters, that is the truth. Ironically PRD and Obrador could have got a second run of votes if they didnt stop, along with the PRI obviously, that initiative on congress after 2006.
Now, how comes when Mexico has trade problems with Argentina WE are being petty and when Brazil has them is bussines as usual? at least given some reactions here which frankly leave a lot to be desired IMO. I know for a fact Argentines, Mexicans and Brazilians have good relations most of the time, even between goverments, and problems like these are an exception to norm.
Now If Calderon really whished to hurt Argentina´s president, dont you think it would have been far more easier using G20 presidency? All this conspirancy theories amuse me, here with Calderon secretely wanting to hurt Argentina, US paranoid Republicans with saying Mexico has hezbollah inside, a Canadian reporter even joked about Mexico and US planning to invade Canada, if it were for you, we would conspire with everyone 24/7 really ;) . I guess we MUST always be the bad ones in the fairly tale.
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