Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon affirmed that Mexico is in an advantageous position regarding the tariffs that the United States has begun to apply to various countries, which lower the cost of Mexican exports and improve its international competitiveness. During President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s morning press conference, Ebrard explained that this situation is due to […]
Mexico will impose 35% tariffs to protect the textile industry: Marcelo Ebrard
The Mexican government announced the imposition of a 35% tariff on textile imports from various countries, primarily China. This measure seeks to “shield” the national textile industry, which is affected by products entering the Mexican market at significantly low prices. The announcement was made this Thursday, April 24, 2025, by the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo […]
Mexico will fine television stations and block digital platforms that broadcast US propaganda.
The draft new telecommunications and broadcasting law, submitted by President Claudia Sheinbaum to the Senate for discussion, will prohibit radio and television licensees and digital platforms from broadcasting political propaganda from foreign governments in Mexico. Broadcast and pay-TV companies that broadcast such propaganda would be sanctioned with fines equivalent to up to 5% of their […]
Has the fifth wave of drug trafficking reached Mexico? This is how organized crime controls water and food.
On the global horizon of organized crime, the future already has a name: the fifth wave. This is how the report, The Fifth Wave: Organized Crime in 2040, published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) in November 2024 and signed by academic Phil Williams, describes it. The document warns that criminal organizations […]
Mexico City government confirms renewal of the F1 Mexican Grand Prix: ‘It’s good news’
We’ve got the Mexican Grand Prix for a while! Clara Brugada, head of the Mexico City government, announced this Thursday at a press conference that the Formula 1 contract for the race in Mexico City has been extended. “We’ll announce the Formula 1 deal on April 30th, meaning next week we’ll be signing the agreement […]
Mexico, the Latin American country where poverty has fallen the most: World Bank
Mexico is the Latin American and Caribbean economy where poverty reduction has accelerated the most in recent years, the World Bank (WB) reported. It also announced its outlook for zero growth for the country this year and 1.1 percent in 2026. In a preview of its Latin American and Caribbean Economic Report (LACER), the organization […]
Only better than Haiti: World Bank estimates 0% growth for Mexico in 2025
Mexico’s economy will show no growth in 2025, slowing from the estimated 1.5 percent growth it saw in 2024, according to the World Bank. The country is ranked second in Latin America and the Caribbean with a flat economy, only better off than Haiti, where a GDP contraction is anticipated. Mexico’s GDP is estimated to […]
“It’s not fair”: Rocha reacts to controversy over citizen who removed worker from sidewalk in Mazatlán
For Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, intolerant attitudes like the one seen on social media when a citizen removed another from the sidewalk in front of his house are unacceptable. Related: Viral video of citizen removing workers from the sidewalk in Mazatlán causes controversy This was the reaction of the state executive, who was questioned this […]
For safety reasons, TAM suspends flights to Guadalajara, Mexico City and the lake area.
Sources within the Morelia Bus Terminal (TAM) confirmed to MIMORELIA.COM that all departures to Guadalajara, Mexico City (CDMX), as well as municipalities in the lake region (Pátzcuaro, Uruapan), and Tierra Caliente were suspended this Wednesday due to the insecurity on several highways in the state. The decision was made as a preventive measure in response […]
Querétaro ranked sixth in employment
The municipality of Querétaro is the sixth largest generator of jobs per capita in the country, said Alejandro Sterling Sánchez, Secretary of Economic Development for the Municipality of Querétaro, who noted that 5,478 new jobs were created in the capital in the first quarter of the year. In an interview with Diario de Querétaro, the […]