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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Mexico - 08 March 2018

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Development: On 7 March Mexican opposition leaders demanded President Enrique Peña Nieto reveal the full extent of what he discussed with the son-in-law and senior advisor of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.... Read More
*The deputy governor of Mexico’s central bank (Banxico), Manuel Ramos Francia, has said that Mexico’s domestic economy is bound to continue growing at a rate of around 2% in the foreseeable future due to a lack of investment in areas such as education and technology.... Read More
From Latin American Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta
This edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta looks at some factors that could shape the outcome Mexico’s 1 July general election.... Read More
With the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) having recently published its long-awaited report on Russian involvement in the 2016 US election, rumours have continued to swirl around the guarded allegations levelled against Russia in relation to interference in the electoral affairs of other Western Hemisphere democracies.... Read More
Chiapas is one of the nine Mexican states that will elect a new governor concurrently with the general election on 1 July.... Read More
Violence in Mexico has exploded since 2004, with more than 200,000 homicides and 30,000 missing people reported, including 25,000 homicides in 2017 on official figures, making it the most violent year in decades.... Read More
Fuel theft has become one of the most pressing security dilemmas in Mexico.... Read More
The Mexican government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto will leave office having created upwards of 3.5m new formal jobs in its sexenio (2012-2018), not far off the 4m target it had set.... Read More
Interest rate increase: On 8 February Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.5%, after the statistics showed that inflation rose towards the end of 2017 due to higher food and gasoline prices and a weaker peso.... Read More

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