Mexico
Mexico - April 2022
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- Introduction
Violence
- Forced internal displacement surges
Education
- Outrage as school benefits programme axed
Drugs
- Cryptocurrency: the new frontier for Mexican DTOs
Politics & Economy
- New CDMX airport inaugurated but incomplete
Finance
- President sparks concerns over autonomy of Banxico
Economy
- Ukraine conflict to impact prices despite government’s reassurances
Cryptocurrency
- Finance Minister confirms interest in cryptocurrencies
Economic highlights
- Economic highlights
Record numbers of foreign migrants travelled to Mexico to settle or make the journey north last year.
Mexico - March 2022
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- Introduction
Corruption
- Corruption levels stagnate, casting doubt over López Obrador’s key pledge
Fishing
- US bans Mexican fishing boats from Gulf of Mexico
Crime
- LGBTI+ violence on the rise
Investment
- President’s discourse limits investment prospects in Mexico
Environment
- Energy reform reflects wider lack of interest in climate
Trade unions
- Independent unions likely to remain the exception
Avocados
- Organised crime threatens avocado exports
Economic highlights
- Economic highlights
Mexico’s performance in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), conducted by Berlin-based NGO Transparency International (TI), was notable not because of a significant improvement or decline, but precisely due to a lack of meaningful change.
Mexico - February 2022
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- Introduction
Security
- Alarms raised over dangers facing journalists
Migration
- New ‘Remain in Mexico’ raises old concerns
Public health
- López Obrador under pressure over medicine shortages
Finance
- Citibanamex sale welcomed despite uncertainties
Economy
- Record foreign capital outflows set to continue in 2022
Pemex
- Fuel self-sufficiency distant despite US refinery purchase
Exports
- Inflation in agricultural products likely to boost exports
Economic highlights
- Economic Highlights
In the first three weeks of 2022, three journalists were killed in Mexico.
Mexico - January 2022
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- Introduction
SECURITY
- Little progress on femicides
CORRUPTION
- Republican austerity takes a knock
SECURITY
- Enforced disappearance continue to haunt Mexico
ECONOMY & FINANCE
- New Banxico governor takes office
TOURISM
- New report suggests recovery of tourism sector
USMCA
- Gov’t threatens action over proposed US electric vehicle subsidy
ECONOMY
- New data shows pandemic impact on informal economy
PEMEX
- Gov’t efforts to rescue Pemex unlikely to be effective
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economic Highlights
The government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador claims to be making some progress in tackling gender violence.