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Mexico’s Economic Strength Slips as 2022 Comes to a Close

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By KELIN DILLON According to Mexico’s autonomous ​​National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) and its corresponding Timely Indicator of Economic Activity (IOAE), the Mexican economy slowed down at the end of 2022 as November’s reported .1 percent economic decline ended the nation’s previous four-month streak of positive economic growth. November’s figures represent Mexico’s first economic decline since June 2022,

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Mexico’s New Public Education Plan Built on 4T Ideology, Not Learning

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By KELIN DILLON On Tuesday, April 26, Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) announced it would be overhauling the nation’s public education system, replacing established textbooks and standardized exams with a curriculum based on the leftist ideology of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) so-called Fourth Transformation (4T). According to SEP Director of Educational Materials Marx Arriaga, the new

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Capital Flight from Mexico up 1,147 Percent in Third Quarter

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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF During the third trimester of 2021, portfolio investment in Mexico registered nearly $14.6 billion in capital flight, both foreign and national, representing a 1,147 percent increase compared to the $1.17 billion that left the country during the same period of 2020. The 2021 third quarter figure is the largest capital exodus recorded for any

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Megaprojects Budget Leaves Little Room for Wiggle

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By KELIN DILLON In response to the Mexican federal government’s proposed budget for 2022, experts across multiple sectors have expressed concern that the steep financial allocations to megaprojects will leave the nation with little maneuvering room should unforeseen contingencies arise. “The budget has little room for maneuvering, and that room that we should use to stimulate the country’s growth has

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The Dangers of Eliminating Independent Organizations

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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has drawn intense criticism after calling for the elimination of independent organizations by their absorption into the state, a move that would consolidate the Mexican government’s power and remove its checks and balances. López Obrador tried to justify his proposal by saying autonomous organizations “cost a lot to maintain,” going

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75 Percent of All Korean Investment in Mexico Is along US Border

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS      Three-quarters of all recent South Korean investment in Mexico has been in states that border the United States, according to a recent study conducted by the Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey) in cooperation with the Korean Embassy here. “More than 80 percent of all accumulated Korean investment in Mexico — which now amounts to

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