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news El Financiero 2026-04-01

Mexico's Trade Deal Leaves Service Sector Behind

Mexico's trade deal with the US and Canada has led to a significant imbalance in the country's service sector, leaving it with a persistent deficit in services such as finance, digital services, and logistics. The lack of a comprehensive strategy for service liberalization has resulted in a 'trap of incomplete specialization',


El T-MEC dejó fuera los servicios: México exporta manufactura, pero pierde valor en la economía digital y mantiene un déficit estructural. <p>Uno de los rasgos menos discutidos —pero más relevantes— del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) y su actualización en el Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) es la asimetría entre la liberalización del comercio de bienes y la débil integración del comercio de servicios. Este desequilibrio ha tenido consecuencias estruct...

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