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Mauricio Gonzalez
Former Director of Economic Policy, Finance Ministry
Guillermo Valdes
Former Director, Center of Investigation & National SecurityDatabanks
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Economics: An analysis of the main economic proposals put forward by the two leading presidential candidates
MEXICO · Report · 14 May 2024
The two leading presidential candidates on the ballot this June 2, Claudia Sheinbaum for Morena and Xóchitl Gálvez for the Broad Front for Mexico, have raised numerous economic proposals, both in the platforms they presented at the beginning of the campaign, as well as in multiple events and inte...
Politics: Excesses of power in electoral times as AMLO targets widow who dared to criticize his government
MEXICO · Report · 13 May 2024
It has long been noted that President López Obrador's personal style of governing is characterized by an intolerance of criticism and a highly inflated sense of his historical importance. As we near the end of his administration, more and more balance sheets of his government have begun to appear...
Economics: Pemex crude exports fall as company and public finances continue to deteriorate
MEXICO · Report · 06 May 2024
Official information regarding the evolution of Petróleos Mexicanos' financial and operating situation, as well as the performance of public finances as of the first quarter of 2024 was released in the last few days. Pemex registered a relative improvement between January and March in some of its...
Politics: Impact of the second presidential debate and a troubling legislative agenda
MEXICO · Report · 06 May 2024
The second of three presidential candidates’ debates was held on April 28. Unlike the first event on April 7, in which Xóchitl Gálvez was widely seen as having squandered a crucial opportunity to eat into Claudia Sheinbaum’s lead, this time the opposition coalition nominee appeared better prepare...
Economics: Inflation proves stubborn and public finances continue to deteriorate
MEXICO · Report · 30 Apr 2024
Economic news over the past month included some unexpectedly positive numbers even as the economy continues to slow. Private consumption grew, but at less than half the 2023 rate, and most of the increase is coming from a forex-fueled demand for imported goods at the expense of the competitivenes...
Politics: Latest poll numbers show Gálvez failing to expand support even as the incumbent camp weakens
MEXICO · Report · 29 Apr 2024
The latest GEA-ISA survey of registered voters contained some encouraging news for the opposition coalition. Support for Morena dropped by as much as 8 points between March and April. President López Obrador’s approval rating has fallen 12 points since September to one of his lowest readings in o...
Economics: Growing Chinese presence in Mexico’s automotive sector sparks concern in the US, posing risks to Mexico under the USMCA
MEXICO · Report · 23 Apr 2024
China's increasing presence in the Mexican automotive sector has drawn considerable expressions of dissatisfaction among US authorities and politicians, as well as from US labor unions, objections that have been exacerbated this key election year. Both President Joe Biden and candidate Donald Tr...
Politics: A sweeping scandal involving the Judiciary and the Executive tarnishes the entire system
MEXICO · Report · 22 Apr 2024
The Supreme Court announced on April 12 that it had ordered the Council of the Federal Judiciary to launch an investigation into an anonymous complaint of widespread acts of corruption by officials of the Judicial Branch during Arturo Zaldívar's time as Chief Justice of the Court (January 2019 to...
Economics: US industry’s stalling trend and the super peso continue to undercut Mexico's manufacturing
MEXICO · Report · 16 Apr 2024
Last week’s industrial activity report for February confirmed a continuation of its slowing trend. The construction sector remained almost the only source of growth but its pace slowed to a rate well below the average of the previous nine months. US industrial production’s stalling trend dati...