A Colombian family who took advantage of the school break to spend a few days in Cancun on vacation has been missing for more than 72 hours. What was planned as a tourist trip for a married couple and their small son has become a distressing nightmare for their relatives in the municipality of Galapa, […]
Santa Cruz joins militarization in Tlaxcala
As of October 10, the Coordinated Command came into effect in the municipality of Santa Cruz Tlaxcala, a measure that allows the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) to temporarily assume security tasks in the town. The objective is to restore peace and tranquility through joint work that seeks to obtain effective results in crime prevention […]
Neutral phase and La Niña conditions this winter over Mexico with extreme temperatures and occasional rains
The update from yesterday, Thursday, October 10, 2024, from the Climate Prediction Center shows the continuity of the neutral phase, but with increasingly lower temperatures of -0.5 °C on the sea surface of the equatorial Pacific, increasing the reserve of “cold” in the depths; the thermal anomaly in region 3.4 was -0.4 °C, almost at […]
Doubts are growing over whether Mexico can avoid the worst possible scenario
A recent macroeconomic report from a US entity puts in black and white the doubts about whether the Mexican economy will be able to avoid the worst possible scenario and whether the forecasts on trading in the Mexican peso can be fulfilled. After the June elections, we expressed our optimism that the worst possible scenario […]
Sheinbaum responds to Trump after threatening to modify the USMCA: ‘The US is already very dependent on Mexico’
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a message to Republican candidate Donald Trump, assuring him that the free trade agreement (T-MEC) is “indispensable” for the United States economy because they have a lot of integration with Mexico and Canada. “We are going to come to an agreement. They are campaigning, obviously there are also greater stridency […]
What does the United States really care about about Mexico?
The political establishment in Washington does not want to deal with Mexico, and rarely has the mood or the time to do so. Its attention and ability to concentrate are focused on the wars in the Middle East, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the geopolitical and technological struggle with the People’s Republic of China. For […]
“I am very bullish about Mexico”
I am very bullish about Mexico, says Michael Roberts, CEO of HSBC North America. “Mexico has become much more important in the US value chain, but also in the business chains of Europe and Asia. The role that Mexico is playing in the plans of many companies is increasingly relevant. In addition, we are seeing […]
World Bank lowers Mexico’s growth outlook to 1.7% in 2024 and 1.5% in 2025
The World Bank lowered its economic growth outlook for Mexico, from a level estimated last April of 2.3% for 2024, to 1.7%; for 2025, the forecasts went from 2.1% to 1.5%; for 2026, the projections decreased from 2% to 1.6%. In the report “Wealth Taxes for Equity and Growth”, the World Bank highlighted that in […]
International Day of the Girl: Poverty and access to rights in Mexico
Since 2011, every October 11th is commemorated as the International Day of the Girl Child, a global effort to promote the rights and empowerment of girls in all social and cultural contexts. Source: eleconomista
What is celebrated on October 12 and why is Columbus Day not celebrated in Mexico?
October 12 has traditionally been known as Columbus Day, a date that commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America in 1492. This day was established in much of Latin America, Spain, and the United States to highlight the encounter and cultural fusion between indigenous peoples and European colonizers. However, in recent years, several countries […]