global trade

Tijuana’s factories are caught between uncertainty and opportunity amid Trump tariffs

Economics

New tariffs introduced by the Trump administration are significantly impacting cross-border manufacturing operations in US and Mexican states along their shared border. Businesses historically dependent on frictionless trade are now pausing investments due to the shifting policies.

Small business owner Mady Zulueta outside her store, Zulu, in a prime area of Old Havana, Cuba.

Uncertain what’s next, Cubans go about their business while they wait for a signal from Trump

Economics
Excavator at work, in Bas Obispo, Panama Canal (1886).

Panama: A historical perspective