Mexico & Nafta - January 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)

This edition of the Latin American Report: Mexico & Nafta looks at some novel issues that have emerged in Mexico and could become more relevant as 2018 progresses.... Read More

On 1 July, the residents of Mexico City will vote for a successor to the head of it’s of government, Miguel Ángel Mancera.... Read More

On 18 December 2017 Mexico’s President Peña Nieto signed a decree creating two more of the so-called special economic zones (ZEEs), one in Salina Cruz, in the southern state of Oaxaca, and another in Progreso, in the eastern state of Yucatán.... Read More

This year will see further expansion of e-commerce in Mexico, with US based giant Amazon stepping up its presence in a fight for market share with competitors including Mercado Libre and Walmart de México.... Read More

According to recent media reports, about 5,000 indigenous people from Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas have fled their communities in recent months because they were being threatened by armed groups.... Read More

Responding to US tax reform: On 21 December 2017 Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) announced that it is analysing what fiscal measures to adopt to counteract any effects that the recently approved fiscal reform in the US could have on the Mexican economy.... Read More