CFE Awards $10 Billion in Contracts without Public Bids
Despite directly choosing its constructors, only one of the CFE’s six priority plants has been fully built while the rest remain between 61 and 73 percent complete
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Mexico’s Next President: Energy
The dramatic decline in investment in generation and transmission of electricity in Mexico has increased frequency and severity of power outages across the country, dramatically impacting not only the productive economy but also the most vulnerable segments of society
Read moreMexico’s Next President: Challenges and Recommendations
Given the panoply of issues the new president will face and the limited time available to develop strategies to address them, the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute has prepared a series of recommendations on six of the most salient issues for consideration by the presidential candidates and their campaign teams
Read moreMore Turbulence Ahead, Keep Those Seatbelts Buckled
Global commentators have suggested that the political wildcard for 2024 will be the United States
Read moreWhy Mexico’s Elections Matter to the US
During AMLO’s six-year tenure, the independent global indexes on democracy and related issues, including corruption and rule of law, have reported deterioration and backsliding in the quality of Mexico’s democracy
Read moreRadical Uncertainty, the New Normal
Despite the uncertainty associated with the upcoming elections, Mexico’s economic outlook for 2024 looks relatively stable, given a combination of U.S. demand, government spending and remittances
Read moreSupreme Court Orders Conade to Pay Mexican Fencer 15 Million
It was in July 2016 when the Mexican Fencing Federation (FME) notified Pliego that she failed one of three anti-doping tests that she took a month before, after competing in the Pan American Fencing Championships in Panama and winning bronze
Read moreAlfredo Jalife Arrested, Released on Defamation Charges
Former Secretary of the Economy Tatiana Clouthier accused Jalife of committing defamation against her back in December 2022
Read moreAMLO Proposes Three Women for Vacant Supreme Court Position
López Obrador’s shortlist is made up of María Estela Ríos, Bertha Alcalde Lujan and Lenia Batres, all of which have ties to the National Regeneration Movement
Read moreZaldívar’s Resignation Reaches Approval in the Senate
The SCJN minister is now expected to join the team of Morena presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum
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