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Latin American Economy & Business - September 2015 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Mexico: OHL disputes rumble on

For several months now, a corruption scandal has been simmering around the Mexican subsidiary of the Spanish civil engineering group, Obrascón Huarte Laín (OHL). The dispute revolves around a series of leaked audio recordings apparently showing that OHL was unduly favoured with toll road contracts by officials in Estado de México (Edomex), and in turn rewarded these officials in various ways. The story has now taken a new turn, with accusations and counter-accusations between OHL and a traffic monitoring company, Infraiber. At one level the case is being seen as an illustration of the sharp business practices that sometimes take place in Mexico. At another, it is being touted as potential ‘Watergate-in-the-making’, given the alleged involvement of senior members of federal government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto.

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