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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Stories by Jude Webber

  • pemex tanker

    A power outage dims climate change hopes in Mexico

    In 2015, the US hailed Mexico for setting an example on climate change. The president’s championing of fossil fuels has changed all that.

    January 20
  • trump, amlo and biden

    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.

    January 19
  • pemex

    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.

    January 14
  • lopez obrador in tree nursery

    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.

    January 12
  • Members of the Rastreadoras del Fuerte

    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.

    January 9
  • dea agents

    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.

    December 14
  • salvador cienfuegos

    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.

    October 27
  • mexican women at work

    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.

    October 26
  • President López Obrador.

    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.

    October 20
  • Conquistador Cortés and President López Obrador.

    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.

    October 17
  • 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.

    October 13
  • The Supreme Court voted 6-5 on the controversial proposal.

    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.

    October 1
  • Tents of anti-AMLO protesters have sprouted in the zócalo.

    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.

    September 24
  • Finance Minister Herrera insists targets are responsible.

    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.

    September 9
  • A food bank lineup in Mexico City.

    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.

    September 4
  • The Xochimilco boats known as trajineras are now operating again with restrictions.

    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.

    August 24
  • López Obrador and Slim: an unlikely duo.

    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.

    August 20
  • us dollars

    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.

    August 4
  • Emilio Lozoya's corruption charges are being used to discredit energy reform.

    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.

    August 4
  • Cartel shows off its firepower in one of two recent videos.

    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.

    July 29
  • pemex

    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.

    July 28
  • 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.

    July 21
  • Trade negotiator Seade.

    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.

    July 20
  • The vehicle in which the Mexico City police chief was traveling when he was attacked.

    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.

    July 17
  • The Ford engine plant in Chihuahua.

    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.

    July 10
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