LatinNews Regional Monitor: Mexico - 25 July 2019

On 24 July the president of Mexico’s powerful business sector lobby Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (Coparmex), Gustavo de Hoyos Walther, accused the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of lacking “clear lines of action” to deal with the soaring levels of violence in the country.... Read More

* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has reported that production generated by construction companies in May 2019 fell by 10.3% compared with the same month in 2018 while hours worked were down by 5.2%, the number of employed personnel dropped 4.7%, and wages contracted 0.7%.... Read More