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Opinion: Could Mexico make America great again? The bilateral agriculture relationship

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In this week's article, the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas provides four reasons why Mexico is extraordinarily relevant to the U.S. agricultural industry.
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Business confidence in Mexico hits its lowest point in 3 years

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Economic weakness (just 0.7% growth in 2025), inflationary challenges, new tariffs and anxiety over the scheduled review of the USMCA trade agreement are likely contributing factors.
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Grupo Modelo’s plan to make Mexico the World Cup’s best host...

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Not all World Cup competition will be on the pitches this summer. Each of the three hosting nations wants to be considered the best host, and Mexico is in it to win.
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Mexico’s biggest retailer turns to a viral videogame to find tech talent

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Walmart México has created custom coding challenges within the massively popular game, becoming the first Latin American company to recruit through the platform as Mexico emerges as a regional tech hub.
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British neobank Revolut launches banking operations in Mexico with a special perk for US-Mexico...

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The newly certified bank is offering no-fee remittance transfers from the US, hoping to attract Mexicans living abroad to the app.
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Which Mexican region is most competitive? New index has the answer

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The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) evaluated six regions' performance on 40 variables across four sub-indexes: attraction of investment, attraction of talent, retention of investment and retention of talent.
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Opinion: Could Mexico make America great again? Why ‘value added’ matters more than gross trade

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In this week's article, the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas explains why the U.S.-Mexico automaker relationship isn’t a normal buyer-seller partnership, and how decoupling would prove advantageous only to China.
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Mexico’s 2025 exports hit record high, creating first trade surplus since 2020

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Exports have been an economic engine for two straight years now, and their December performance may have saved the Mexican economy from falling into a technical recession.
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The peso dips under 17.5 to the US dollar, its strongest level since 2024

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“The superpeso could be making a comeback," wrote Banamex economists, who now predict that the peso will stay strong for the next two years.
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Opinion: Could Mexico make America great again? The energy equation

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In this week's article, the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas explains how energy integration has become the operating system of North American competitiveness, with Mexico now importing over 60% of its natural gas from the U.S.
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Mexico’s cultural heartbeat pulses through Madrid as FITUR opens in the Spanish capital

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At the 2026 edition of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR), Mexico is showcasing the essence of Mexicanidad to the global tourism market, both within FITUR's venue and at iconic venues around the city.
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Mexico falls from PwC’s list of top 10 countries to invest in

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The list is based on input from more than 4,000 CEOs worldwide about their likely investment destinations. Mexico had climbed to eighth place in 2025 but fell behind Saudi Arabia, Spain and Singapore for 2026.
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Mexico loses 25,000+ formal employers in record decline

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The reduction in IMSS-affiliated employers was mainly due to the closure (or descent into informality) of businesses with a small number of employees.
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Slim adds 2 Russian fields in the Gulf of Mexico to his expanding oil portfolio

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The deal, if approved by anti-monopoly regulators, will give the Slim family conglomerate Grupo Carso full control over two major oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico: Ichalkil and Pokoch.
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Domestic tourism stagnates as economy cools

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The domestic tourism market in Mexico saw essentially flat-line growth in 2025 after a decline in 2024, according to data published by the Tourism Ministry (Sectur).
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Mexico’s economy isn’t growing. What can be done? A perspective from our CEO

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What needs to happen to turn around Mexico's sluggish economy? Travis Bembenek dive into the problem and possible solutions in this week's column.