Mexico - February 2025

We begin this February 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Mexico by examining President Claudia Sheinbaum’s efforts to reduce gun violence.... Read More

On 10 January Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum launched ‘Sí al Desarme, Sí a la Paz’ (Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace), a programme aimed at reducing violence by encouraging civilians to hand in their firearms in exchange for money.... Read More

Press freedom groups have widely condemned the killing of Mexican journalist Alejandro Gallegos León, whose body was found in Cárdenas municipality, Tabasco state, on 25 January.... Read More

Citizens of the Valle de México, which comprises Mexico City (CDMX) and surrounding areas in Estado de México (Edomex), woke up on New Year’s Day to alerts of extremely poor air quality.... Read More

President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled her leftist government’s ‘Plan México’ on 13 January in a bid to boost national industry, curb imports from China, and capitalise on the trend towards nearshoring.... Read More

In January, Mexico and the European Union (EU) agreed to an updated version of a trade agreement that has been in force since 2000, aiming to boost trade and cooperation amid increasing worries over a global trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.... Read More

President Claudia Sheinbaum presented a national plan on 16 January to improve Mexico’s roads with an investment of M$35bn (US$1.7bn) in 2025, in a clear sign of the continuation of a popular policy championed by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024).... Read More

On 26 January President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that she had submitted a reform bill to congress which would prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) corn in Mexico.... Read More

MEXICO | Growth in international tourism in 2024.... Read More