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Mexico’s conservatism has made it a tech laggard
To succeed, entrepreneurs must overcome prejudice against what makes Mexico great.
More Mexico could improve African lives
Mexico-Africa relations would also do well to get rid of US and European intermediaries.
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Mexico’s judicial election: A vote robbed of credibility
A convoluted vote count forced Mexico to fly blind on its historic judicial election. That should worry every democratically minded Mexican.

May 2025

Mexico’s judicial election: The campaign
Novice judges and useless politicians force civil society to prepare for Mexico’s most controversial election.
Trump’s remittance tax won’t make any money
It will be a bonanza for the cartels though.
A breakdown of Plan México, Sheinbaum’s flagship economic policy
The state of every sector Mexico is seeking to super-charge.
Mexico’s single most important economic policy
A primer on Plan México, a potentially revolutionary new industrial policy.
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April 2025

Timid quick-fixes paved the road to hell in Mexico
Genuine progress requires bold action, not piecemeal policy.
Nestlé seems the clear villain in the plight of coffee growers—it’s not so simple
Mexico's coffee economy can’t progress while firms, growers, and government remain frenemies.
Mexico: A quick recap
The biggest current threats, opportunities, and blindspots in Mexican politics and markets.
Mexico’s tax authority is the government’s secret weapon
A historic tax haul is covered in the fingerprints of the government's most quietly powerful man.
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Optimism still reigns across Mexico’s auto industry
Tariffs don’t scare Mexican automakers; the US needs them more than it thinks.
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