Mexico & Nafta
Mexico & Nafta - December 2018
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- Introduction
Infrastructure
- Start date announced for controversial Tren Maya project
Economy
- López Obrador plans decentralisation, but scepticism abounds
Politics
- A promising clean energy transition is on hold
Security
- Legalisation of cannabis likely to follow supreme court ruling
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
With Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador poised to be formally inaugurated on 1 December, the final edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta of the year delves into some of the priority projects that López Obrador has vowed to advance as soon as he assumes office, and some of the questions hanging over the projects.
Mexico & Nafta - November 2018
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- Introduction
Economy
- Northern border free zone plan is welcome, but concerns remain
Economy & Politics
- One year after earthquakes, camping on the streets and diverted resources
Politics
- Odebrecht investigations in Mexico stalled without Brazilian cooperation
Security
- Fifty years on, the Tlatelolco massacre shakes Mexico
- Security top of the agenda for new CDMX head of government
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The November edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta is the last one before President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumes office on 1 December.
Mexico & Nafta - October 2018
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- Introduction
Environment
- López Obrador’s environmental wishlist
Health & Economy
- Bursting at the seams: Mexico’s growing obesity problem
Politics
- Despite gender parity, female politicians continue to face challenges
- CDMX Constitution comes into effect
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
As the long wait for Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to assume office in December continues, the October edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta looks at policy initiatives in key areas that the López Obrador government team is seeking to implement.
Mexico & Nafta - September 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- Mexico’s congress turns to the Left
- What future for the education reform under López Obrador?
Security
- US and Mexico announce security agreement to tackle organised crime
Economy
- How will López Obrador address Mexico’s youth employment problem?
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
With the change in government now under way in Mexico, the August edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta delves into some of the immediate political changes that are already taking place in the country.
Mexico & Nafta - August 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- Difficult times ahead for Mexico’s traditional parties following Morena win
Economy
- López Obrador’s ill-defined fiscal plans
Politics & Economy
- López Obrador looks to seal Nafta deal
Security
- Mixed reaction to López Obrador’s plans
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Now that Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been confirmed as Mexico’s president-elect, this edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta analyses the immediate fallout of the electoral result.
Mexico & Nafta - July 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Economy
- Damning report details Mexico’s many forms of inequality
Politics & Economy
- Controversy over water decrees illustrates government unpopularity
- Mexico ponders legalisation of recreational marijuana use
Security
- UN condemnation of Tamaulipas disappearances crisis
- Venezuelan women victims of sexual trafficking in Mexico
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Coming as it does in the immediate wake of Mexico’s 1 July general election, which has delivered victory for Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the leftist Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) in the presidential race, the July edition of the Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta continues to analyse some unfinished business that the new government will inherit from the outgoing administration on 1 December.
Mexico & Nafta - June 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Economy
- Looking for new friends
Politics
- Coalitions and the future of democratic stability in Mexico
Security
- Bank payments system suffers hacking
- German weapons used in violent regions of Mexico
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The June edition of the Regional Report: Mexico and Nafta, the last one before the 1 July general election, takes a look at some of the political, economic, and security weaknesses in the country.
Mexico & Nafta - May 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- López Obrador’s new campaign strategy
Economy
- Can López Obrador deliver growth?
- Slim clips López Obrador’s wings
Security
- Can technology help bring about an end to gender violence?
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
As Mexico’s 1 July general election draws closer and with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate of the leftist opposition Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party, appearing to consolidate his lead in voting intention polls, the May edition of the Regional Report: Mexico and Nafta provides an in-depth look into what López Obrador’s political project represents for Mexico.
Mexico & Nafta - April 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Economy
- OECD points up Mexico’s challenges
- All-out reform or gradual change? Responding to changes in the health panorama
- Government moves quickly in Fintech race
Security
- Political killings continue as election campaign begins
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Mexico’s need to continue making economic reforms is the main focus of this Latin American Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta.
Mexico & Nafta - March 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- US issues warning to Mexico over Russian foul play
- Chiapas’s gubernatorial election, opportunity for Morena
Gender Violence
- The grim situation of gender violence in Mexico
Security & Economy
- Oil thefts, another challenge for Mexico’s stability
Economy
- Unemployment figures don’t tell the whole truth
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
This edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta looks at some factors that could shape the outcome Mexico’s 1 July general election.
Mexico & Nafta - February 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- Por México al Frente: Still a viable alliance?
Economy
- ‘Escuelas al Cien’ starts 2018 with mixed results
Security
- DTOs present in Mexico City: The Tláhuac Cartel
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The February 2018 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico & Nafta focuses on what some of the legacies will be of the outgoing federal government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto, left to the new government that is to be elected in the 1 July general election, such as its efforts to improve education.
Mexico & Nafta - January 2018 (ISSN 1741-444X)
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- Introduction
Politics
- Race to become head of CDMX gov’t intensifies with new powers at stake
Economy
- ZEEs ready for lift-off says the PRI
- Competition for e-commerce space grows
Politics & Security
- The Chalchihuitán-Chenalhó indigenous land dispute drags on
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
This edition of the Latin American Report: Mexico & Nafta looks at some novel issues that have emerged in Mexico and could become more relevant as 2018 progresses.