Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements, & More from CRS
A newly updated report from the Congressional Research Service “provides an overview of Mexico’s free trade agreements, its motivations for trade liberalization and entering into free trade agreements, and trade trends with the United States and other countries in the world.” See Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements, updated April 25, 2017.
Other new and updated Congressional Research Service reports include the following.
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations, updated April 25, 2017
Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations, updated April 25, 2017
China’s February 2017 Suspension of North Korean Coal Imports, CRS Insight, April 25, 2017
Deferred Maintenance of Federal Land Management Agencies: FY2007-FY2016 Estimates and Issues, April 25, 2017
The “Better Way” House Tax Plan: An Economic Analysis, April 25, 2017
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