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Mexico’s oil obsession is killing its petrochemical sector
Securing such a strategic industry requires the government to understand its own limitations.
May 13
7
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Credit card debt may be keeping the Mexican economy afloat
“Buy now pay later” at usurious rates may be a disaster in the making.
May 12
4
Short of an investment roadmap, Mexico goes on red tape cutting spree
But Plan México still needs a plan.
May 6
7
How extradition of alleged “narco-governor” would work
The US indictment against Mexican politicians is a jurisdictional nightmare.
May 4
2
1
April 2026
State of Welfare: On Mexico's fastest growing ministry
Is the Welfare Secretariat carrying out popular redistribution or becoming a partisan tool?
Apr 29
6
1
US lowers automotive steel tariffs—strings attached
Temporary relief for Mexican steel could still spell future industrial strife.
Apr 27
2
Mexico and the CIA: A love story
What almost a century of CIA presence in Mexico says about the death of two of its operatives.
Apr 22
14
2
2
Sheinbaum’s most important generational reshuffle went unnoticed
Political reality imposes meritocracy over nepotism in Mexico’s ruling Morena party.
Apr 21
3
1
The decline of Mexico’s central bank, explained
Banxico’s governors have always been political. What’s happening to it today is worse than politics.
Apr 15
6
Mexico greenlights fracking
Sheinbaum promises to have her cake and eat it too via “eco-friendly fracking.”
Apr 13
7
2
3
Hiring: Lead for the Plan México Project
Join the team at The Mexico Political Economist and have your say on the country's industrial policy.
Apr 8
12
2
The Empirical Diplomat: Who’s the man helming Mexico’s Foreign Ministry?
Generational shift comes just in time for the collapse of the old world order.
Apr 7
3
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