By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico now ranks in first place among Latin American countries when it comes to air pollution caused by electricity generation, according to Cepalstat, a data and statistics platform of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico emissions from electricity are 2.2 times higher than those of Brazil, three times those of
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico placed as the country with the second-highest rate of capital flight in February, according to a report released earlier this week by the U.S. Treasury Department. In total, $11.531 billion in government bonds and corporate securities left the country in February, the Treasury Department said. Only Brazil registered a higher rate of capital
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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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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Argentine President Alberto Fernández is slated to pay a whirlwind visit to Mexico on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the invitation of his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). According to sources inside the presidential residence of the National Palace, Fernández will attend a bicentennial ceremony marking the promugation of the Plan de Iguala,
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XINHUA There are growing concerns over the detection of three new variants of covid-19 in 20 countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday, Feb. 3. These variants “are raising questions about a possible increase” in the transmissibility of the virus, said Carissa F. Etienne, the director of PAHO. During a virtual press conference, Etienne asked
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XINHUA Latin America and the Caribbean’s foreign trade in 2020 registered its worst performance since the 2008 global financial crisis, mainly due to the covid-19 pandemic and its impact on economies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said on Friday, Jan. 22. In its newly released annual report, International Trade Outlook for Latin America
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Argentina
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico announced Thursday, Jan. 14, that it is working to create a proposal with other nations in the Group of 20 (G20), an international group consisting of 19 countries and the European Union, to limit censorship by private social media companies following U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s controversial removal from several online platforms. Trump found himself without
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Blame it on the pandemic lockdown, but as of late October, the Argentine online sales company Mercado Libre had surpassed the U.S.-based discount store Walmart in stock value in Mexico. Mercado Libre is now valued at just over $73 billion, and its quick-delivery and dependable follow-up service have made it a godsend for Mexicans
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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