Afghanistan: Where Do We Go from Here?
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
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Mexico’s Economic Deceleration Due to Investor Mistrust of President
By RICARDO CASTILLO Fear does not ride on a burro; it flies at the speed of sound! And spreading fear of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) economic policies seems to be the leading reason that Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has slumped markedly, to the point of reaching a minimal growth of 0.1 percent for the second quarter of
Read moreFigures Show Mexico Not in Recession
By RICARDO CASTILLO Let the fireworks light up the cloudy Mexican economics sky. The great news deserves the glow in the heavens. The economy grew in the second quarter of 2019 by 0.1 percent and, according to the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Inegi), which carries out the official econometrics gaging, “there is no recession.” The news was made
Read moreIs Peace Actually on the Horizon in Afghanistan?
Two former U.S. ambassadors speak out
Read moreUrzúa Resigns as Head of Finance Head, Herrera Pinch Hits
By RICARDO CASTILLO It was a political rock rattle and roll in the Mexican government Tuesday, July 9, when, over the course of just one hour one Treasury Secretary resigned and a new one was appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). To offer a proper sequence of events, allow me to start from the beginning of the series
Read moreThe Greatest Showman
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS There’s no denying that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO, as he likes to be called) is charismatic, and he definitely puts on a great show. In fact, his daily song and dance act at the National Palace has become a standing-room-only extravaganza with “sold-out” crowds of politically developmentally challenged proselytes who see him as
Read moreBangladeshi Ambassador: My Country Has Come a Long Way
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Bangladesh – once the literal posterchild for a nation on the verge of financial and social collapse – has come a long ways in its brief 48 years, at least in economic terms. For more than a decade, the South Asian country with a massive population of 168 million (making it one of the most populated nations
Read moreNAFTA to USMCA: A Southern Partnership Perspective
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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The Power of Color By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS There is nothing that influences us in our daily lives quite as much as color. One of the most powerful means of communications and expression, color can influence the way we think, feel and perceive the world we live in. Color is a key factor in corporate branding and marketing, and nearly 90
Read moreNot Bad for AMLO’s First 100 Days
By RICARDO CASTILLO Among the top achievements that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) managed to accomplish and pass through Congress during his first 100 days, as noted in the address he delivered on Monday, March 11, at the National Palace in Mexico City are three laws: The Law of Eminent Domain, which gives the federal government the authority
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