Mexico
Mexico - June 2025
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- Introduction
Politics
- Alarm raised over controversial telecoms bill
Security
- Judicial elections spark security fears
- Forced internal displacement on the rise
Business
- Private sector warns plans to cut working week could backfire
Finance
- Norway’s wealth fund sells all Pemex bonds
Economy & Security
- Violence having growing impact on economy
Economy
- Proposed US tax on remittances causes concern
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
This June 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at a controversial telecommunications and broadcasting reform bill that the government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted and then hastily withdrew from congress in April amid accusations of censorship. Human rights and press freedom groups, industry organisations, and the political opposition have since raised multiple concerns about the bill, which has been the focus of discussions in congress.
Mexico - May 2025
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- Introduction
Politics & Security
- States crack down on narcocorridos
Environment
- Drought drives tensions with Trump
Politics & Justice
- Bullfighting bans come into force
Agriculture
- Gov’t addresses US agricultural disputes
Infrastructure
- Water infrastructure to be revamped
Economy
- Recession narrowly avoided in first quarter
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this May 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico by looking at debates around ‘narcocorridos’, a sub-genre of the traditional Mexican corrido musical genre, that have intensified following two high-profile incidents at concerts in the states of Jalisco and Estado de México (Edomex).
Mexico - April 2025
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- Introduction
Security
- Gov’t tested by tragic discovery
- Mass extradition seeks to appease US
Education
- School violence in the spotlight
Trade
- Gov’t seeks to soften blow of US automotive tariffs
Poverty
- World Bank prescribes policies for poverty reduction
Politics
- Teachers’ protests set to intensify despite concessions
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this April 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico by looking at a tragic discovery that is providing a critical test for President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Mexico - March 2025
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- Introduction
Politics & Security
- Trump goes after drug cartels
Security
- Violence rises in Tabasco
Corruption
- Corruption credentials under scrutiny
Remittances
- Trump’s deportation drive threatens remittances
Oil
- Pemex plagued by crude oil quality issues
Tourism
- Sheinbaum lays out tourism targets
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
This March 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico begins by looking at the US State Department’s designation of six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs).
Mexico - February 2025
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- Introduction
Security & Politics
- Sheinbaum targets firearms
Security
- Concerns persist over journalists’ safety
Environment
- Air pollution causes alarm
Trade
- Plan México to boost national industry, keep China in check
- New EU trade deal aims to up trade and cooperation
Infrastructure
- Sheinbaum to invest in road infrastructure
Politics
- Sheinbaum advances constitutional reform on GM corn
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this February 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico by examining President Claudia Sheinbaum’s efforts to reduce gun violence.
Mexico - January 2025
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- Introduction
Security
- Clamping down on fentanyl
Politics & Justice
- Scope of mandatory pretrial detention extended
- More states decriminalise abortion
Labour
- Gov’t strengthens labour rights in gig economy
Business
- Fighting monopoly power: Antitrust watchdog fines Walmex
Security
- Cost of crime growing for businesses
Trade
- US requests dispute settlement panels amid trade tensions
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this January 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico by examining the government’s efforts to clamp down on the synthetic opioid fentanyl.