In 2015, the US hailed Mexico for setting an example on climate change. The president’s championing of fossil fuels has changed all that.
Stories by Jude Webber
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For Joe Biden, contentious issues lie ahead in Mexico-US relationship
Strained security co-operation will loom high on the agenda, as will diametrically opposed views on climate change and renewable energy.
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Costly Pemex: former cash cow burned through US $15 billion in 2020
Propping up the state oil company is costing the cash-strapped government at least 1.4 points of GDP a year.
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Mexico’s tight grip on finances means a low budget deficit — and slow recovery
Mexico’s refusal to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 is set to leave it with the lowest budget deficit among LatAm’s major economies.
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Women in Sinaloa create culinary acts of remembrance for Mexico’s missing
A search brigade in Los Mochis publishes a recipe book containing their loved ones’ favorite foods.
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Bill limiting activities of ‘foreign agents’ threatens collaboration with US
Anti-narcotics co-operation between the US and Mexico could be set back three decades if Mexico’s lower house approves the bill.
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Arrest of general in US shakes López Obrador at home and abroad
The spectacular arrest of the former defence minister has questioned two bets Andrés Manuel López Obrador made when he became president.
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In terms of gender equality, Mexican women are still stuck in the 50s
Spare a thought for Mexican women because Covid-19 has exacerbated gender inequality in a country where it was already rife.
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López Obrador faces pension funds’ ire with commissions cut plan
Plans to force fund managers to slash their commissions as part of a pension overhaul has triggered threats of litigation.
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Conquistadores — greed, gold and guilt in a revisiting of colonialism
New book details the cruel and complicated story of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas.
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Mexico clamps down on private players in energy sector
The move escalates months of government efforts to abruptly change the rules in the sector that have soured investor sentiment.
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Supreme Court approves referendum on presidential trials
President López Obrador has secured approval for a controversial referendum on whether his predecessors should face trial for corruption.
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Anti-AMLO protest moves into zócalo ‘to fight 20th-century socialism’
The biggest anti-government protests in López Obrador’s almost two years in office mark growing dissatisfaction with the populist president.
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2021 budget assumptions met with skepticism by analysts
The government promised fiscal rectitude and austerity in its 2021 budget but analysts criticized the plan for optimistic growth forecasts.
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López Obrador’s frugality drive takes toll on civil servants
His demand for frugality has alienated civil servants and left some struggling to make ends meet. ‘My salary has gone down by 50%,’ said one.
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Mexico shaping up as one of worst health and economic casualties of virus
Mexico surpassed its “catastrophic” worst-case scenario of 60,000 Covid-19 deaths on Saturday.
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Homegrown hero SuperSlim joins the fight against Covid-19
For the cash-strapped government the deal was a godsend as it struggles to tame a pandemic that has killed nearly 60,000 people.
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Mexican migrants send more money home to help virus-hit economy
Remittances to Mexico have proved resilient since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, after hitting a record US $36 billion last year.
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López Obrador offers dark hint about his plan for Mexican energy
First came two new pipeline permits, then came President López Obrador’s warning that he could reverse Mexico’s energy sector reforms.
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Jalisco cartel shows off its might, defying federal administration
If there were any doubts about the military might of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, videos widely shared on social media this month have dispelled them.
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Pemex hit by loss of nearly $2bn as former boss goes on trial
The debt-laden company’s net loss — 44.3 million pesos — was 16% worse than the same quarter last year but an improvement on its first-quarter performance.
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Bicycles multiply as the capital expands it bike lanes network
The city has rolled out emergency bike lanes to encourage safe, socially distant travel during Covid-19. And cyclists are using them.
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Veteran trade negotiator believes he can fix issues at World Trade Organization
Mexico’s pick to run the World Trade Organization says he can fix its broken dispute resolution mechanism and use it to ease U.S.-China trade tensions.
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Explosion of violence dooms Mexican leader’s bid to calm cartels
The violence has escalated into areas previously off-limits to major cartels, such as the CJNG’s dawn ambush on Mexico City’s police chief last month.
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Ford faces parts shortages as virus impacts Mexico factories
The automaker is facing potential parts shortages from suppliers in northern Mexico as the coronavirus pandemic throttles production.
