No Trade War With US, Says Mexico’s New Treasury Secretary
During his confirmation before the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, Finance Secretary Edgar Amador Zamora downplayed concerns of a tariff war with the U.S.
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US and Mexico to Impose New Tariffs on Chinese Steel
The move comes as the United States attempts to tighten up its imports of Chinese products believed to be entering the nation by using Mexico as a backdoor
Read moreWorld on Edge: Calling All Statesmen
concerns have emerged over the possibility of an expanding crisis as Iran confirmed its involvement in the Hamas attacks and Iranian-backed Hezbollah intensifies its presence along Israel’s northern border
Read moreMexico in the Midst of Geopolitical Chess
Amid all the geopolitical shifts, political changes are also coming in Mexico
Read moreMexico City’s Line 12 Reportedly Rebuilt with NAICM Steel
By KELIN DILLON In yet another revelation brought forth by documents leaked to the public by hacktivist group Guacamaya, the reconstruction of Mexico City’s Line 12 metro – part of which collapsed in a tragic accident that left 26 dead in its wake in May 2021 – is purportedly using steel obtained from the controversially cancelled Mexico City New International
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Ancira Negotiations Imprisoned Mexican steel tycoon Alonso Ancira’s lawyer, José Luis Castañeda, continued negotiations at the Mexico City North Penitentiary late Tuesday, Feb. 9, and finally came up with a figure that his client will have to pay to win his freedom. In an out-of-court negotiation still to be ratified, Mexico’s state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex)
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By RICARDO CASTILLO No Lupe-Reyes Reveling The good news is that on Friday, Dec. 11, Mexico approved the Pfizer-BioNTech labs covid vaccine and will soon begin administering it to health workers and the nation’s most vulnerable. But while this may mean light at the end of the tunnel, for Mexican Virgin of Guadalupe (Lupe) worshipers, it did not come soon
Read moreMexican Steel Tycoon’s Arrest Foreshadows Political Storm
By RICARDO CASTILLO The financial-political scandal in Mexico that is threatening to become a perfect storm is nothing new. It’s been in the making for 28 years now, but in the bat of an eye this week, two arrest warrants were issued by the Fiscal Attorney General of the Republic. That’s what this story is about. On Tuesday,
Read moreUSMCA Is Uncharted Territory for Signature Nations
By RICARDO CASTILLO With Canada joining the newly drafted United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the stage is set for the leaders of the three nations to sign the accord, once their respective senates have revised it. It is generally thought that the signing ceremony, if there is one, will be circa Nov. 29 or 30, 2018. On Wednesday. Oct. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump
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