AMLO Bids Farewell to Presidency
AMLO officially handed over the presidency to his successor Claudia Sheinbaum seconds before midnight on Monday night
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Mexican GDP Slows in Second Quarter
Despite Mexico’s slowing GDP, the country has still experienced 11 consecutive quarters of economic growth.
Read moreMexican Public Deficit Rises 248 Percent in Q1 2024
Mexico reportedly spent 2.319 trillion pesos during the first quarter of 2024 compared to its 1.867 trillion peso income during the period, said the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit
Read moreMexico May Enter Weak Financial Era Next Presidency, Warns Moody’s
Mexico is expected to pull in 2 percent of economic growth in 2024, down from the 3.4 percent predicted for 2023
Read moreMexican Economy Ticks Up 1 Percent in First Trimester
The drop in the expected growth rate was the result of low dynamics in the industrial sector
Read morePilots Protest AMLO Reform to Allow Air Cabotage
López Obrador’s argument that this measure would lower the price of plane tickets is wrong
Read moreTurbulent Global Economy Will Affect Mexico in 2023
By MARK LORENZANA Expect economic turbulence this year on a global scale, with “obvious effects for Mexico,” according to José Domingo Figueroa, the new president of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF), in an interview with Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Monday, Jan. 2. Two of the biggest factors that will directly affect Mexico’s economy, according to Figueroa, are
Read moreMexican Government Prioritizes Subsidies over Investments
By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican federal government has continued its trend of prioritizing subsidies over investments, despite the economic crisis brought about by the covid-19 pandemic. In the first six months of this year, subsidies and financial transfers totaled 463.5 billion pesos, according to data released by Mexico’s Secretariat of Finance (SHCP). In contrast, physical investment — which is focused on building, conserving
Read moreMexican Economy Shrinks for Third Straight Month, Recession Probable
PULSE NEWS MEXICO According to preliminary numbers from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), released on Thursday, Aug. 18, the nation’s economy shrank by 0.1 percent in July, constituting the third month in a row with a negative growth rate. In June, Mexico’s economy also contracted by 0.1 percent, and in May, it contracted by 0.2 percent, based
Read moreMexico’s Economic Recovery Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
By KELIN DILLON While the first quarter of 2022 presented the most accelerated recovery of the Mexican economy post-Covid-19, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) still falls below its pre-pandemic levels. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), Mexico’s GDP advanced by one percent throughout 2022’s first quarter, .2 percent above the preceding quarter. The GDP of
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