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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Mexico - 14 February 2019

From LatinNews Daily
On 14 February, the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reversed the proposed appointment of Edith Arrieta as deputy director at the national science & technology council (Conacyt), a federal government entity tasked with promoting scientific and technological development in the country, just two days after it was announced.... Read More
* Mexico’s transport & communication minister, Javier Jiménez Espriú, has told reporters that the cancelled New Mexico City International Airport project (NAICM) will not cost the Mexican state more than M$100bn (US$5.15bn). The minister admitted that negotiations with the NAIM contractors are still under way; however, he assured that the losses for the project would in no way exceed the announced figure.... Read More
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