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Mexico - May 2023

Introduction
This May 2023 issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at Mexico’s armed forces, which are under great scrutiny following renewed accusations that the defence ministry (Sedena) has been spying on citizens, particularly those investigating abuses by the military.... Read More
Security
Scrutiny on Mexico’s armed forces has been running high following renewed accusations that the defence ministry (Sedena) has been spying on citizens, particularly those investigating abuses by the military.... Read More
Corruption
Segalmex, the Mexican government’s flagship food security body, is in the depths of a growing scandal.... Read More
Security
In a bulletin released on 27 March, Mexico’s association of private security companies (AMESP), an industry association, announced that Mexico’s private security sector was the largest in Latin America.... Read More
Mining
On 28 April, Mexico’s federal senate approved a mining reform that amends several laws, including the mining law, the national waters law, the general law for environmental protection and ecological balance and the general law for the prevention and management of waste.... Read More
Science & technology
On 26 April, the lower chamber of deputies approved a new general law on science, technology, and innovation, which was swiftly ratified by the senate on 29 April.... Read More
Finance
On 29 April, Mexico’s federal senate voted in favour of scrapping the rural development agency, Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario, Rural, Forestal y Pesquero (FND), a decentralised entity that provides funding for small- and medium-sized producers.... Read More
Exports
Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) on 27 April published its most recent trade figures, which show that the country recorded a trade surplus of US$1.17bn in March 2023, compared to a surplus of US$104m in March 2022.... Read More
Economic Highlights
MEXICO | Inflation drops.... Read More

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