Shifting Fashion Capitals Could Help Make Room for Mexico By KELIN DILLON Dynamics are shifting in the fashion world, and cities across the globe, following years of the “Big Four” (New York, London, Milan, Paris — in sequential order) dominating the market, could now find the opportunity to make their own mark on the once-exclusive industry, including Mexico City. IFDAQ
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Five former envoys outline how Biden can achieve sustainable peace and security
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XINHUA Great Britain and Mexico have signed an agreement aimed at securing the existing bilateral trade following the end of the Brexit transition period on Dec. 31, the British Department for International Trade (DIT) said Tuesday, Dec. 15. The UK-Mexico Trade Continuity Agreement (UKMCA) will provide certainty for British and Mexican businesses “trading the goods and services that make up
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By RICARDO CASTILLO A War of Leaks Ever since the 63-page script containing the accusations the former director of the state-run oil interest Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Emilio Lozoya Austin, made against a numerous set of former public officials, a small war of leaks has been taking place in Mexican politics. First Lozoya directly accused former Mexican Presidents Felipe Calderón, Enrique
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The European Union (EU) will donate 7 billion euros (about $7.8 million) to Mexico to support social justice programs, such as women’s defense programs and indigenous rights organizations, and to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, EU Embassy Chargé de Affaires in Mexico Jean Pierre Bau announced during an internet press conference on Thursday, June
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Wind and Solar Energy Thwarted The publication in the Mexican government’s Official Gazette on Friday, May 15, of a change in federal electricity policies, titled the Policy of Trustworthiness, Security, Continuity and Quality in the National Electricity System has irked many a foreign corporation that has invested in renewable electricity. Mexican Energy (Sener) Secretary Rocío Nahle has
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Budget Change Controversy Harsh times demand harsh measures, and this week Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent a bill to the Chamber of Deputies proposing to rearrange the government’s budget to meet the inevitable health and financial crisis looming for the nation. AMLO’s adversaries, through the non-governmental organization México Evalúa (Evaluates) has claimed that the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The first step in resolving any international territorial dispute is for both parties to acknowledge their involvement in the conflict, said Brenda Shaffer, coauthor of the Washington-based political research organization Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) recent publication “Occupied Elsewhere” (dealing with protracted international conflicts and territorial disputes) and Georgetown University professor of foreign policy and international
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Negotiations on the updated version of the European Union-Mexico Global Agreement (EUMGA) are expected to be completed in the very near future, with the final accord being signed by the start of 2020 and its implementation shortly after, EU Ambassador to Mexico Klaus Rudischhauser said Thursday, May 9. The agreement, which has been being carefully hammered out
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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