Mexico-Panama: FTA enters into force

Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) disclosed on 5 August 2026 that criminal fraud schemes operated within its General Directorate of Revenue (DGI) for years, systematically circumventing institutional controls. Minister Felipe Chapman

Mexico's Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SAT) has published an updated list of non-resident digital service providers registered for VAT purposes, with 286 entities included as of 30 June 2026. The update was

Mexico's Tax Administration Service (SAT) has urged individuals and businesses with outstanding tax liabilities to take advantage of the 2026 Fiscal Regularisation Programme, reporting that the initiative has recovered almost MXN 6 billion for the

Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) has increased Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) incentives for gasoline and diesel for the period from 25 to 31 July 2026, in an effort to limit the impact of rising international oil

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, that he has no interest in revising the six-year-old US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), stating that the trade deal matters far more to Mexico and Canada than to the US. The position comes as

The US and Mexico will meet for a fourth negotiating round in early September 2026 to work through disagreements on revamping the 26-year-old North American trade agreement (USMCA). US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer held talks this