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Green hydrogen projects worth US $21B in Mexico’s pipeline

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Mexico's Energy Ministry is funding 18 new green hydrogen projects, hoping to provide 3 million new jobs and help Mexico reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030.
Floating rigs of a Pemex offshore oil drilling field, made possible by suppliers of goods and services

With state oil company Pemex behind on payments, small suppliers face...

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Small Gulf Coast subcontractors are struggling to pay Christmas bonuses and other end-of-year obligations, or even shutting down entirely.
the Bank of Mexico, which sets the country's benchmark interest rates (Banxico)

Bank of Mexico cuts benchmark interest rate to 10%

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Further rate cuts are expected in the new year as inflation declines across the country.
Female employees of a textile factory in Mexico. The women are at work, sitting in rows at tables with industrial sewing machines. They are wearing orange t-shirts and matching orange hats under which their hair is tucked.

Mexico to impose new protective tariff on finished textile imports

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The 35% tariff on finished textiles won't apply to the USMCA countries and appears to be an attempt to curb cheap clothing imports from China.
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing company formed from the merger in 2021 of the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group.

Stellantis prepares new investments in Mexico in 2025

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Stellantis' investment will boost production at its Coahuila facility to nearly 1 million vehicle engines, the company said.
A Mesnac factory

Mesnac to invest US $20M in Guanajuato tire manufacturing plant

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The factory will be Mesnac's first in Mexico, and second in North America.
Local businesses shuttered by violence in Culiacán, Sinaloa

Sinaloa governor distributes cash aid to businesses impacted by cartel violence

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Cartel infighting in Sinaloa has cost the state economy roughly 18 billion pesos (US $893 million) during the past three-and-a-half months.
Closeup of the back of a red Mazda car with the Mazda 3 logo on it .

Bloomberg: Mazda ready to move some Mexico operations if US imposes 25% tariff

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Mazda's Mexico director told Bloomberg that the company has a "Plan B" ready if Donald Trump's threatened 25% tariff on Mexico takes effect.
An industrial park in Mexico

Industrial parks set to draw US $6B in 2025

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Three northern locations — Tijuana, Baja California, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and Monterrey, Nuevo León — are primed to receive the bulk of the investment.
A brand-new Volkswagen SUV

Mexican auto industry accelerates toward historic production mark in 2024

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Exports also grew by 2.8% year-on-year in November, with Japanese companies Toyota, Nissan and Honda leading the way.
A Querétaro data center similar to the ones discussed in the podcast.

MND Deep Dive: Querétaro’s data center boom

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Our subscriber-exclusive podcast looks at the new data firms setting up facilities in central Mexico.
A person using their smartphone to pay

I don’t want to, but someone else please start these businesses in Mexico!

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Please, Elon, if you're reading this, we need you.

Mexico announces US $1.6B investment to modernize 6 major maritime ports

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The infrastructure upgrades are designed to spur the growth of 10 industrial corridors across the country.
Mexican pesos and US dollars

Peso recovers from Trump tariff threats as US dollar weakens

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The peso's value against the dollar is on its third day of steady increases.
Mexican-government and Safran officials in a horizontal line preparing to cut a ribbon launching a new assembly line at Safran's aerospace parts manufacturing plant.

French aerospace manufacturer Safran invests US $35M in Querétaro plant

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Safran's addition to its Querétaro plant now makes Mexico one of the few countries able to cover every aspect of a jet engine's life cycle, said Safran officials.
Giant Motors Latinoamérica, a joint venture between the Massri family and billionaire businessman Carlos Slim's financial company Inbursa, assembles JAC vehicles at a plant in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo.

Giant Motors CEO in Mexico ‘unfazed’ by Trump tariff threats

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Giant Motors is currently the only company that makes Chinese vehicles in Mexico, specifically the JAC brand.