BUSINESS
Cookie craze hits CDMX: Crumbl opens first Mexico location
Crumbl's Roma Norte debut drew 800-person lines and viral hype — plus Dog Haus brings its gourmet hot dogs to Mérida as a wave of US food brands expand into Mexico.
Harry Styles concerts will boost Mexico City’s economy by 2 billion...
Confirming Mexico City's entertainment tourism pull, the Styles concerts (6) outnumber the CDMX World Cup games (5), the projected 400,000 attendance is in the ballpark with the Estadio Azteca attendance, and a large percentage will be from out of town.
World Cup spending fuels Mexico’s second-quarter economic rebound
Mexico's GDP grew 1.5% in Q2 2026, the best quarterly result since 2020 — but analysts warn the World Cup boost won't last.
Kia will invest US $649 million to manufacture electric SUVs in Mexico
Kia's announcement is a welcome shot in the arm for Mexico's traditionally strong automotive sector that has been suffering recently from uncertainty not of its own making.
The World Bank president is in Mexico with plans to boost the economy
In the World Bank's first visit to Mexico in five years, its president is advancing a new Country Partnership Framework that will align with the Sheinbaum administration's Plan Mexico development strategy.
Mexico eyes tariff retaliation to level playing field for tequila exports
Mexico will introduce stricter trade tariff measures for imported alcohols to encourage other countries to reduce tariffs on Mexican tequila, Mexico’s Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced during National Tequila Day celebrations on Friday.
Spain’s Repsol is selling half its Gulf oil project to Talos Energy, a US company
The Block 29 offshore oil fields in question are especially promising, as they include the Polok and Chinwol oil discoveries estimated to contain more than 200 million barrels of oil-equivalent recoverable resources, as well as other exploration prospects.
Mexico’s inflation falls to its lowest level since 2020
The latest dip in inflation brings the rate close to the 3.0% target, and in some details actually reaches it. It may not be enough, however, to convince the central bank to bring its interest rate down another notch.
Mexico in Numbers: All about Oxxo, Mexico’s convenience store giant
With 24,455 stores, 13 million daily customers and billions in quarterly revenue, Oxxo’s numbers reveal how deeply the convenience chain is embedded in Mexican life.
Nuevo León leads all Mexican states in announced investments so far this year
Nuevo León has lived up to its reputation as an investment magnet by accumulating more private funds pledged to future projects than runners up Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Hidalgo and México state.
Farmacias Similares, Stori launch credit card featuring Dr. Simi
The co-branded card is expected to help millions of Mexicans who are not enrolled in the formal financial system access credit.
For the first time, Mexico’s inflation is now lower than in the US: A ‘Confidently Wrong’ podcast
In a new podcast episode, Travis and George break down the historic shift as Mexico's inflation falls below that of the US, and what it means for the peso and interest rates.
Mexico in Numbers: How Mexico overtook Canada, Japan and China as top exporter to the US
This week's installment of Mexico in Numbers tracks how Mexico overtook Canada, Japan and China over three decades to become the top exporter to the US, reshaping North American trade.
Is Chipotle opening in Mexico a good or bad thing for the country? An MND debate
MND's Travis Bembenek and María Meléndez debate whether Chipotle's grand opening in Monterrey tomorrow is a game-changer or a game-ender. What do you think?
Reports indicate that Mexico’s World Cup inflows were not nearly what was advertised
The most notable shortfall was in the number of visitors to the country, which was initially estimated at 5.5 million additional tourists during June and July.
President Sheinbaum welcomes Japanese business leaders to Mexico, eyeing closer trade ties
Businesses represented included Honda, All Nippon Airways, Toyota, Panasonic, Mazda and Nissan — a heavyweight lineup that illustrates why mutual trade is so important to both countries.
