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The political transition in Mexico
Mexico is midway through a 12-year cycle.... Read More
On 1 October this year AMLO stepped down as president of Mexico after a highly popular if controversial six years in office.... Read More
History does not repeat itself or allow for easy predictions of the future.... Read More
When he took office in late 2018 many in the business community were nervous and anxious about AMLO’s plans for the economy.... Read More
AMLO took office in 2018 proclaiming “for the good of all, first the poor”.... Read More
Financial markets, the Mexican business community, and the US government have all been unpleasantly surprised by the government’s plans to reform the judiciary, announced in February 2024 as part of a package of 20 reforms to be undertaken at the tail end of the AMLO presidency.... Read More
AMLO insists there was and is a sharp distinction between Morena governments and what went before them.... Read More
On 1 December 2006 Felipe Calderón took office as Mexico’s new president.... Read More
In terms of the overall achievements of the six-year AMLO presidency, there is a school of thought which believes his performance was mediocre at best.... Read More
There is a strong argument to be made that in the last five years or so a global economic trend has emerged called nearshoring and that Mexico is one of its main beneficiaries.... Read More
Words are important, and Rosanety Barrios, who worked for over a decade at the Mexican energy regulatory commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía – CRE), told Associated Press news agency in early October that she had noticed a change.... Read More
Some economists believe Sheinbaum inherited Mexico’s biggest budget black hole since the 1980s, at an expected 5.9% of GDP this year.... Read More
It is too early to judge the Sheinbaum presidency, which at the time of writing has been less than a month in power.... Read More
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- Introduction
- Claudia and Andrés: is the chemistry, right?
- Historical context for the 2024 political transition
- The AMLO story: (partly) reassuring business
- AMLO made significant gains in poverty reduction
- The sting in the tail: reform of the judiciary
- Integration with the US: from Nafta to USMCA
- The war on drugs: a long-term negative
- The mañaneras: a PR victory?
- Nearshoring: a long term positive?
- Will Sheinbaum turn Mexico green?
- First chore for every president: the deficit
- Outlook for Sheinbaum