Mexico
Mexico - September 2022
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- Introduction
Security
- The consequences of Caro Quintero’s arrest
Narcotics
- Fighting fentanyl production
Security
- Sinaloa DTO gaining ground in CDMX?
Investment
- Challenges remain despite positive FDI figures
Security
- Violence highlights economic cost of organised crime
Mining
- Despite recovery, mining sector faces difficulties for growth
Inflation
- Railway rates cap unlikely to reduce food inflation
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The first article in this September 2022 issue of Latin American Regional Report: Mexico looks at the capture of veteran drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero.
Mexico - August 2022
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- Introduction
POLITICS & JUSTICE
- Seeking better representation for Mexico’s indigenous
SECURITY
- Under-resourced police forces face growing risks
VIOLENCE
- Rise in lynchings reflects security failings
ENERGY
- New refinery unlikely to satisfy national fuel demands
TRADE
- USMCA faces significant challenges two years on
ENVIRONMENT
- Water shortage underlines need for better resource management
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economic Highlights
The first article in this August 2022 issue of Latin American Regional Report: Mexico looks at what is being done to ensure better political representation for Mexico’s indigenous communities.
Mexico - July 2022
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- Introduction
Migration
- Migration shapes regional relations
Politics & Justice
- Green tide continues to rise
Health & Politics
- Gov’t fails to fix doctor shortage
Environment
- Rehashed environmental plans miss the mark
Economy
- US economic crisis threatens remittances to Mexico
Business
- Start-ups thrive in Mexico
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The first piece in this July 2022 issue of Latin American Regional Report: Mexico looks at the consequences of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial decision to boycott the Summit of the Americas (SoA), which took place from 6-10 June in Los Angeles, California.
Mexico - June 2022
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- Introduction
Politics & Security
- A bright new era for Mexico-US security relations?
Environment
- Air quality raises alarms in Valle de México
Security
- GN in spotlight over student killing
Trade
- Investment package aims to speed up border crossings
Aviation
- US postpones Mexico’s air safety review
Employment
- Employment shows partial pandemic recovery
Economy & Trade
- Free trade remains cornerstone of economic policy
Economic Highlights
- Economic highlights
The first piece in this June 2022 issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico looks at Mexico-US security relations under the revamped bilateral security alliance, which was launched late last year.
Mexico - May 2022
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- Introduction
Violence
- Violent crime encroaches on tourist hotspots
Environment
- Water scarcity looms large in northern Mexico
Migration
- Trade stifled on US border amid migration dispute
Politics & Economy
- Uncertainty remains despite electricity reform rejection
Economy
- Gov’t anti-inflation plan likely to have limited impact
Infrastructure
- Slow progress for ambitious railway projects
Economic Highlights
- Economic highlights
Around 1.2m international tourists were expected to visit the Mexican state of Quintana Roo over the Easter holidays, a 36.6% increase on the year before.
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.