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MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. more minimum wage hikes, Sheinbaum’s US visit, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

MXPE Weekly Essentials. Only the most important news in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

Last week’s highlights:

• Minimum wage—Mexico’s minimum wage will increase by 13% in 2026. It will also grow by 5% along the US-Mexico border region where it is already higher. With this, the government of Claudia Sheinbaum continues with her predecessor’s initial push, which, from 2018 to 2024, doubled the minimum wage across the country. It has always been done through agreements and negotiations with labour and the business sector.