Monday, May 19, 2025

MND Perspectives Podcast: Our CEO predicts Mexico’s challenges in 2025

Join our subscriber-exclusive podcast as our weekly discussion takes a look at the potential challenges facing Mexico in 2025 and how President Claudia Sheinbaum — and the country might react.

This year is shaping up to be an interesting year for Mexico, with a new president and the return of former President Trump to the White House. The team discuss Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek’s predictions on a wide array of topics including the Mexican economy, the drug cartels, Chinese investments, green energy projects, and tourism. Will his predictions prove to be true, and what lies in store for Mexico over the course of the next 12 months? 

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What are your predictions for Mexico in 2025? Let’s discuss.

This podcast was produced using AI tools. All information collected and discussed in this episode was investigated, written and edited by human journalists. Compiled from a Mexico News Daily article by Travis Bembenek. Edited by Rose Eglhoff. Podcast produced by Chris Havler-Barrett. 

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Workers strike at the port of Colima.

Customs agents strike slows operations in Mexico’s largest international trade port

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The strike disrupted customs and international commerce this week in Manzanillo, Mexico’s top Pacific port.
People line up outside the Bank of Mexico, an ornate art deco building

National bank cuts interest rates 50 basis points to 8.5%

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Bank officials said they considered the exchange rate, global trade uncertainty and weak economic activity into account in their decision.
Latin American leaders at the China-CELAC meeting in Beijing

China pledges open-door trade policy in meeting with Mexico’s foreign minister

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed more high-quality Mexican products into the Chinese market and encouraged Chinese investment in Mexico in a bilateral meeting on Wednesday with Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente.