Which bands will perform on September 15th for the Grito de Independencia in the Zócalo?
Once again, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced which musical groups will be the special guests at the event commemorating the Grito de Independencia on September 15 of this year. By confirming that the president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, will accompany him in the last celebration of Independence Day, which will take place in the […]
Opening quote today, August 22, in Mexico: inflation keeps the peso down against the dollar
The peso continues to lose ground against the dollar this morning, after the US currency was traded at 19.49 pesos on average during today’s opening session, which represents a change of 1.09% compared to the previous day’s price, when it closed at 19.28 pesos. The financial group Monex, in its exchange rate analysis today, indicated […]
Judicial reform in Mexico: a setback for human rights
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed a package of constitutional reforms that contemplates transforming the composition of the judiciary, among other changes. This reform could be voted on as early as September by the incoming federal Congress, dominated by the ruling coalition led by MORENA. Below, we summarize some aspects and probable impacts of […]
Coparmex raises the volume against Morena’s overrepresentation: “We will return to the Mexico of the 70s”
“Democracy in Mexico is at risk,” said José Medina Mora, president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), in his message to the media on Wednesday afternoon. The press conference was announced hours after the National Electoral Institute (INE) proposed resolving the overrepresentation of the ruling party and its allies in Congress so […]
AMLO, we have a problem: Mexico’s economy confirms slowdown and grows 1% in 2Q
Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) confirmed its deceleration trajectory, as it grew by 1 percent in the second quarter, below the timely estimate of 1.1 percent published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) in July. The 1 percent annual growth rate is the lowest since the 1.6 percent annual contraction in the […]
Trump threatens tariffs if border is not closed: ‘The trade relationship with Mexico is over’
Donald Trump, former president of the United States who wants to return to the White House, threatened to end trade relations with Mexico unless the border is closed and migrants are not allowed to pass. While at the Democratic National Convention in the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris obtained the support of her party […]
Indefinite strike by magistrates in Mexico to protest against judicial reform
A group of Mexican judges and magistrates has approved the start of an indefinite strike, starting Wednesday, to protest a judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. This action joins a strike by around 55,000 sector workers who began on Monday. One of the most controversial points proposed by the president is the […]
“Regenerative” eco-park opens on site of cancelled Mexico City airport
Architect Iñaki Echeverria has completed the first phases of an eco-park three times the size of Manhattan in Mexico City, using some of the infrastructure from the abandoned Foster + Partners-designed airport. The Lake Texcoco Ecological Park project involves the regeneration and development of public infrastructure on a massive wetland environment on the eastern side […]
Expansion of Mexico City airfreight hub raises fears of chaos revisited
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a meeting with Mexican authorities to prevent a repeat of the problems that hindered the start of freighter operations at Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) last year. As the industry prepares for the imminent expansion of Mexico City’s main airfreight hub, IATA’s regional cargo manager Americas, […]