Mexico - January 2023

This January 2023 issue of Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at Title 42 – the controversial measure that allows US authorities to rapidly expel migrants of certain nationalities to Mexico.... Read More

An attempt to lift the controversial US federal order Title 42 was thwarted for the second time on 19 December.... Read More

With 2022 having drawn to a close, Mexico’s central state of Guanajuato once again appears to have registered the highest number of murders of any Mexican state.... Read More

A high-profile femicide case once again brought widespread attention to the issue of gender violence in Mexico in November, leading to increased scrutiny around the way in which such crimes are investigated.... Read More

Local think-tank México, ¿Cómo Vamos? (MCV) released its fourth social progress index (IPS) study on 16 November.... Read More

Following negotiations between the government, business sector, and labour organisations, Mexico’s minimum wage was increased by 20% to reach a daily rate of M$207 (US$10.95) for most of the country and M$312 in the northern border area, effective from 1 January.... Read More

Mexico’s senate approved amendments to the federal labour law (LFT) on 14 December to increase the number of paid holidays that workers are entitled to per year.... Read More

A trade dispute with the US was averted on 16 December after Mexico’s government proposed to delay a ban on the import of genetically modified (GM) corn planned to commence in 2024.  Imports of yellow corn – which is a key input for animal feed and the agro-industrial sector - from the US will now continue until 2025.... Read More

MEXICO | Gross fixed capital formation increases.... Read More