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‘Mexico is ready to grow’: Finance minister pushes back on S&P’s...
After S&P revised Mexico's credit outlook to 'negative,' Finance Minister Amador lays out a plan to restore confidence and reverse the downgrade.
Opinion: What would a regional utopia look like? Part 8
Mexico’s brand isn’t broken; it’s just under-marketed. We must work on perceptions as hard as we work on any policy initiative, argues the CEO of AmCham Pedro Casas.
S&P downgrades Mexico’s rating and sees just 1% growth in 2026
The Finance Ministry noted that even the lowered rating keeps Mexico within what's considered investment grade, but it too lowered its GDP growth forecast from 3.0% to 2.3%.
Doing business in Mexico is getting more complex, per TMF Group Index
TMF Group cited frequent regulatory changes, unpredictable administrative requirements, evolving digital requirements and unclear expectations by the tax authorities as the main reasons for Mexico’s high ranking.
European Union green-lights a trade deal with Mexico, with summit set for May 22
The accord will not only smooth commerce with Mexico's third most important trade partner, but also provide new strategies for all countries involved to deal with the trade constraints with the U.S.
Tech exports boom as Mexico cements top spot in US trade
Mexico's exports of advanced technology products, including computers, to the U.S. between January and March generated revenue of $42.82 billion, a 35.2% increase compared to a year earlier.
US files fraud charges over alleged US $450 million scam of Mexican media magnate Ricardo Salinas
Ricardo Salinas didn’t become one of Mexico’s richest men by being foolish. But after being duped for hundreds of millions, he told the WSJ: “I feel like an absolute idiot.”
Opinion: What would a regional utopia look like? Part 7
This summer's World Cup is the perfect excuse to lock in permanent structures that turn the pitch into the place where Mexico, the U.S. and Canada finally play as one team, Pedro Casas writes.
Mexico sets a new record for car sales in the first 4 months of the year
While auto exports have been working their way back from a slump, car sales in Mexico keep humming along, topping the half-million mark for the January-April period for the first time.
With US $64M in April, digital bank Revolut has invested $167M in Mexico in less than half a year
Having received 3.75 billion pesos in deposits just nine weeks after its launch, Revolut is taking full advantage of what's turning out to be a ravenous appetite among Mexicans for digital banking services.
Mexico has ‘enormous opportunities’ but a productivity crisis, say experts at BBVA meeting
Productivity was the buzzword at BBVA México's National Meeting of Regional Advisors on Tuesday, with several speakers noting that inefficient processes and the stagnating formal labor force continue to weigh on the country's growth.
Mexico cuts red tape for big investors with 30-day approval deadline and unified trade platform
The federal government announced on Monday a package of measures within the Plan Mexico framework to unlock and accelerate investments, especially large and strategic ones, by shortening authorization times, creating one-stop shops and offering greater regulatory certainty.
Tim Hortons, the pride of Canada, opens its 200th coffee shop in Mexico
The 200th site in Mexico of the restaurant chain of "Always Fresh" coffee may be the perfect symbol of the Canada-Mexico friendship, beloved as it is in both countries.
Mexican economy contracts 0.8% in the first quarter of the year
A sharp decline in the primary sector dragged Mexico's economy down in the first quarter of the year, despite strong growth in the export and tourism industries.
With new investors on board, Citigroup advances its disinvestment from Banamex
Citigroup's acquisition of the historic Mexican bank Banamex seemed sudden at the time, but its divestiture of its Banamex stake is a slowly unfolding process, that stands today at just short of 49%.
How driverless semi-trailers are starting to change Mexico-US border trade
Mexican companies are working to catch up as use of Texas-based driverless trucks expands along Mexico–U.S. border routes, changing the speed, cost and logistics of moving goods.
