Business leaders called for coolness, strategy and unity to face the USMCA review scheduled for this year, warning that a reactive or fragmented stance would increase the uncertainty and economic cost of the process.
The president of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco Servytur), Octavio de la Torre, stressed at a press conference that the negotiation for the revision of the agreement – planned from its original text – must be “cold, strategic, intelligent” and above all, that “it tries to seek through consensus”, and not as an early renegotiation.
“In terms of negotiation, they put us in a situation in which we have to be intelligent, we have to be cold, not reactive and follow a strategy, which to this day is a strategy that has worked in terms of the international context,” he stated.
At the same time, he recalled that his organization began binational forums and technical tables since the end of 2024 to anticipate scenarios and build common positions.
De la Torre emphasized that the global context is more complex, with geopolitical tensions and changes in trade rules, which is why he insisted that the country must separate the political discourse from the economic decision.
“It seems to me that the treaty itself and the history of our countries already reflects that there is economic integration mainly with the United States and, since the production and supply chains are so integrated, the treaty will surely go ahead,” he said.
He added that Concanaco has a strategic treaty council, made up of former negotiators and businessmen, which prepares technical inputs to support the federal government during the review.
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The leader also warned that this is not the time for pettiness or seeking external interference, and called for closing ranks to protect investment, employment and value chains, particularly in border regions where any sign of risk immediately impacts trade and services.
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Along the same lines, the president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic, Juan José Sierra, supported the call for unity and considered that the review of the TMEC has already begun with consultations and dialogues since last year.
“Internal and external challenges need us together, dialoguing and collaborating,” he stated, highlighting the importance of a tripartite dialogue between workers, employers and the Government.
Sierra pointed out that the productive integration of North America is “irreversible”, with growing flows of trade and inputs in both directions, which is why he asked to be forceful and careful to preserve clear rules that provide certainty.
“We believe and trust in the review, in the viability of a free trade agreement (…) Not only today do we export, today Mexico also imports inputs to the United States,” he indicated.
Both leaders agreed that the private sector must technically accompany the Government in the process, provide evidence and avoid messages that erode trust.
The slogan, they stressed, is unity with results so that the TMEC review consolidates what works, corrects what is necessary and reduces volatility for companies and workers in 2026.
With information from EFE
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