--- title: NEWSLETTER | World Trade Center Miami | July Newsletter description: July Newsletter | World Trade Center Miami, the platform for international business in Miami, creates a monthly newsletter about global trade and logistics from Miami. --- [![World Trade Center Miami facilitates two-trade in Miami and the Americas.](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/WTCM%20-%20black%20logo-2.svg "World Trade Center Miami facilitates two-trade in Miami and the Americas.")](https://www.wtcmiami.org) # International Trade | Newsletter | WTCM [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Alice%20Ancona%20(1).png) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/florida-and-global-trade-trends-current-state-of-play) ## [Florida and Global Trade Trends – Current state of play](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/florida-and-global-trade-trends-current-state-of-play) ** Jul 16, 2020 1:43:42 PM / by [Alice Ancona](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/alice-ancona) posted in [Trade Spotlight](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/trade-spotlight), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 1 Comment](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/florida-and-global-trade-trends-current-state-of-play#comments-listing) The pandemic has impacted all parts of the world and every sector of industry.  The World Center Miami continues to monitor the current situation and report back to you on recent projections as well as inform you on the movement of trade. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/florida-and-global-trade-trends-current-state-of-play) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Guest%20Newsletter%20Writers%20(1).jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmca/cusma/aceum/t-mec) ## [USMCA/CUSMA/ACEUM/T-MEC*](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmca/cusma/aceum/t-mec) ** Jul 16, 2020 1:11:54 PM / by [Susan Harper, General Consul of Canada](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/susan-harper-general-consul-of-canada) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmca/cusma/aceum/t-mec#comments-listing) Canada welcomes the entry into force of the new NAFTA on July 1. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmca/cusma/aceum/t-mec) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/IN%20MEMORIAM.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/in-memoriam-alan-becker-and-wayne-mixon) ## [In Memoriam: Alan Becker and Wayne Mixson](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/in-memoriam-alan-becker-and-wayne-mixon) ** Jul 16, 2020 11:55:53 AM / by [Ivan Barrios](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/ivan-barrios) posted in [President's Message](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/presidents-message), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 1 Comment](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/in-memoriam-alan-becker-and-wayne-mixon#comments-listing) This month we suffered the losses of two pioneers who helped make Miami and Florida the international business centers they are today. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/in-memoriam-alan-becker-and-wayne-mixon) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Canva%20images/Mexican%20Flag.png) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/two-nation-team-powers-ahead-to-build-florida-mexico-sea-trade) ## [Two-nation team powers ahead to build Florida-Mexico sea trade](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/two-nation-team-powers-ahead-to-build-florida-mexico-sea-trade) ** Jul 15, 2020 3:28:28 PM / by [Miami Today](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/miami-today) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [Media Feature](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/media-feature), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/two-nation-team-powers-ahead-to-build-florida-mexico-sea-trade#comments-listing) With the US-Mexico-Canada agreement taking effect this month, the newly formed Florida/Mexico Working Group is looking at ways to expand maritime trade between the two economies. The group, which formed as a result of a letter of intent signed in November by the Florida Ports Council and Mexican Coordinadora de Puertos, consists of six members from Florida and six from Mexico. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/two-nation-team-powers-ahead-to-build-florida-mexico-sea-trade) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Guest%20Newsletter%20Writers.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmcas-enactment-will-be-the-beginning-of-a-solid-and-fruitful-relationship-between-mexico-and-florida) ## [USMCA’s enactment will be the beginning of a solid and fruitful relationship between Mexico and Florida](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmcas-enactment-will-be-the-beginning-of-a-solid-and-fruitful-relationship-between-mexico-and-florida) ** Jul 15, 2020 12:46:31 PM / by [Jonathan Chait Auerbach, Consul General of Mexico in Miami](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/jonathan-chait-auerbach-consul-general-of-mexico-in-miami) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmcas-enactment-will-be-the-beginning-of-a-solid-and-fruitful-relationship-between-mexico-and-florida#comments-listing) On July 1st, the USMCA, a trade agreement that modernized the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), came into effect. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/usmcas-enactment-will-be-the-beginning-of-a-solid-and-fruitful-relationship-between-mexico-and-florida) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/global%20trade%20mag.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/will-consumers-be-in-a-better-place-by-the-end-of-2020) ## [Will Consumers be in a Better Place by the End of 2020?](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/will-consumers-be-in-a-better-place-by-the-end-of-2020) ** Jul 15, 2020 12:13:43 PM / by [Global Trade Magazine](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/global-trade-magazine) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/will-consumers-be-in-a-better-place-by-the-end-of-2020#comments-listing) The pandemic unleashed a staggering one-two punch on the economy – double-digit unemployment and drastically reduced revenues for many [businesses](https://www.globaltrademag.com/covid-19-poised-to-cause-severe-disruption-to-indian-business-conditions/). As states reopen with varying restrictions, what the future holds in the next six to 12 months is anybody’s guess. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/will-consumers-be-in-a-better-place-by-the-end-of-2020) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/coronavirus%20wto%20.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/5-charts-that-show-the-worst-may-be-over-for-coronavirus-and-global-trade) ## [5 charts that show the worst may be over for coronavirus and global trade](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/5-charts-that-show-the-worst-may-be-over-for-coronavirus-and-global-trade) ** Jul 15, 2020 12:07:48 PM / by [WeForum.org](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/weforum.org) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/5-charts-that-show-the-worst-may-be-over-for-coronavirus-and-global-trade#comments-listing) The worst-case scenario for [global trade in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres20_e/pr858_e.htm) has been avoided, according to economists from the World Trade Organization (WTO). - World trade fell steeply in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. - Government and central bank intervention helped stem the losses. - World Trade Organization economists now say we have avoided the worst-case scenario. - Risks to the outlook include a second wave of COVID‑19 or trade restrictions. After the volume of merchandise trade shrank by 3% year-on-year in the first quarter, estimates for the second quarter - when lockdown measures affected the largest share of the global population - show a drop of 18.5%. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/5-charts-that-show-the-worst-may-be-over-for-coronavirus-and-global-trade) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Canva%20images/supplychain%20digital.png) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/how-logistics-became-an-essential-service-during-covid-19) ## [How logistics became an essential service during COVID-19](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/how-logistics-became-an-essential-service-during-covid-19) ** Jul 15, 2020 11:45:58 AM / by [Supply Chain Digital](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/supply-chain-digital) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/how-logistics-became-an-essential-service-during-covid-19#comments-listing) Logistics companies have played a unique role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and will be a key part of the economic recovery. [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/how-logistics-became-an-essential-service-during-covid-19) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/BREXIT.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/lets-get-going-uk-tells-businesses-to-prepare-for-brexit-crunch) ## ['Let's get going': UK tells businesses to prepare for Brexit crunch](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/lets-get-going-uk-tells-businesses-to-prepare-for-brexit-crunch) ** Jul 15, 2020 11:42:12 AM / by [Reuters](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/reuters) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/lets-get-going-uk-tells-businesses-to-prepare-for-brexit-crunch#comments-listing) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is urging businesses and individuals to prepare for the Dec. 31 end of the Brexit transition period with an information campaign titled: “The UK’s new start: let’s get going.” [Read More **](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/lets-get-going-uk-tells-businesses-to-prepare-for-brexit-crunch) [![](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/hubfs/Sanchez-Francisco.jpg) ](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/personnel-note-holland-knight-taps-former-under-secretary-frank-sánchez-to-manage-international-trade-practice) ## [Personnel note: Holland & Knight taps former Under Secretary Frank Sánchez to manage international trade practice](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/personnel-note-holland-knight-taps-former-under-secretary-frank-sánchez-to-manage-international-trade-practice) ** Jul 15, 2020 11:36:08 AM / by [Florida Politics](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/author/florida-politics) posted in [Industry News](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/industry-news), [July Newsletter](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/topic/july-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.wtcmiami.org/blog/personnel-note-holland-knight-taps-former-under-secretary-frank-sánchez-to-manage-international-trade-practice#comments-listing) Holland & Knight has tapped former Under Secretary of Commerce **Frank** **Sánchez** to co-chair the firm’s **[International Trade Practice](https://www.hklaw.com/en/services/practices/international-business-and-trade/international-trade)**. 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