The United States embassy in Mexico issued a travel alert for Quintana Roo (southern Mexico), where the popular resorts of Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum are located, due to riots that have occurred between Uber drivers and taxi drivers. The disputes “they have occasionally turned violent, resulting in injuries to US citizens in some […]
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Ecuador’s adherence to the Pacific Alliance at risk due to trade stagnation with Mexico
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, estimated this Sunday that the negotiations for a free trade agreement with Mexico, with a view to joining the Pacific Alliance, are in a “Deadpoint”. The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, “He has told me that banana and shrimp producers in Mexico do not want Ecuadorian shrimp and […]
Inaction brings Mexico closer to climate collapse, alert book
The climate crisis will have in Mexico more serious repercussions than the coronavirus pandemic due to institutional and business inaction in the face of forest felling, air pollution or the destruction of ecosystems, warns the book “Mexico Collapse”. Through eight chronicles prepared by journalists who work in the region, the work offers a local look […]
Mexico ranks fifth worldwide in mango production
Mexico ranked fifth in producing countries of mango worldwide, with a production of more than 2.15 million tons in 2021, an annual growth of 3.4% reported this Friday the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). According to government data, this tropical fruit is grown in 23 states of the country, on approximately 207,000 hectares, […]
Earthquake in Mexico: know all the tremors of Wednesday, January 18
9:02 EARTHQUAKE SOUTHWEST OF PIJIJIAPAN EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 4.0 Loc 117 km SOUTHWEST of PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS 01/18/23 02:01:53 Lat 14.95 Lon -93.99 Pf 10 km pic.twitter.com/WYEA2ahmJo – National Seismological (@SismologicoMX) January 18, 2023 9:02 EARTHQUAKE SOUTHEAST OF TECOMAN EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 3.5 Loc. 73 km SOUTHEAST of TECOMAN, COL 01/18/23 01:39:36 Lat 18.29 Lon -103.64 Pf 7 […]
López Obrador assures that Mexico has no problems in the face of a recession
the mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assured this Tuesday that the economy of Mexico has no problem in the face of a global recession, as it will be “a great year” due to increases in tax collection. “Experts sometimes fail. The truth is that the Mexican economy is fine (…) we have no problem […]
Lack of jobs and inflation, the main concerns of Mexicans
The lack of jobs and inflation are the two main concerns of Mexican workers for this 2023, revealed a survey by the Indeed employment portal on Monday. According to this survey, three out of 10 Mexicans (33%) indicated these indicators as their main concerns for this year, followed by a possible recession in the Mexican […]
US prosecutes former Mexican security secretary for drug trafficking
The former Secretary of Security Mexico Genaro García Luna will be tried this Tuesday in New York accused of having helped the drug cartel Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman to introduce 53 tons of cocaine into the United States. He is the highest-ranking Mexican official to sit on a US justice bench. The Prosecutor’s Office accuses him […]
Mexico supports food trade with 15 African countries
With the objective of increasing the presence of Mexican products in Africa In the medium term, the Government of Mexico works to increase the shipment of Mexican products to Nigeria, reported this Saturday the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). In a statement, the agency specified that Mexico currently maintains trade in food with […]
The Mexican peso ends the week at its best level since 2020
The Mexican peso closed this week at its best level in almost three years, ending this Friday at 18.77 units per US dollar, according to the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), the first time it has traded below 19 since 2020. This is its best close since February 18, 2020, when it ended the day at […]