Things are bad, but they will get much worse if AMLO’s political party wins in the coming mid-term elections Manuel Suárez-Mier* The relentless demolition of Mexico’s liberty and institutions continues unabated and at a faster rate as president López Obrador (AMLO) radicalized and the June …
Photo: CUARTOSCURO on am.com.mx Angry for his negative results, he rushes laws and regulations unfriendly to domestic and foreign private investment. The government that claims to be in a change of regime and calls itself the Fourth Transformation is drowning amid a heap of negative results, a chaos that will have a long-lasting devastating effect …
Luis Rubio An old joke has it that a candidate offers the electorate the option of heaven or hell. The voter first visits heaven, finding everything tranquil and in order. Later the voter passes by hell, where he comes upon lovely gardens, tables laden with …
Image: By William Sadler – Napoleon.org.pl, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15176449 Luis Rubio There is no doubt that each government makes its own history, some by what they achieve, others by their dogmatism. If something characterizes the current Mexican government is its total absence of the capacity (or willingness) to learn. The script is absolute and immovable, …
Photo: A G Cuesta on iStock The preferential bill sent by the Mexican president to reform the electricity sector, which seeks to give the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) all kinds of undue advantages over private investment in electricity generation, in violation of the Trade Agreement with the United States and Canada (TMEC, USMCA or CUSMA, …
Image: Alpha Spirit on iStock It is hard to be optimistic about the Mexican economy considering the chaotic situation created by the pandemic efforts’ mismanagement. At best, giving the AMLO administration the benefit of the doubt, the official number of casualties for covid so far is 138,000 and growing fast, ranking as the third …
Photo: Anni Roenkae on Pexels 2020 witnessed once-in-a-century swings in the economy, policy, and markets. The bosses of The Eurasia Group begin their new year salutation with the following statement: “At the start of 2021, the United States is the most powerful, politically divided, and economically unequal of the world’s industrial democracies. China is America’s …
Photo: Francescoch on iStock Four months ago, we published a report on the Mexican Economy that indicated the imminent collapse of the public finances and its consequences on the economy as a whole ( https://sepgra.com/mexico-on-the-verge-of-the-perfect-storm/ ). Still, it didn’t happen. What went wrong with our projections, or what caused a change in the government revenues’ …
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Photo: Richard Lee on Unsplash All signs indicate that the 2020 US presidential election will be contentious, and the result most likely be bitterly contested, regardless of who wins. The degree of polarization experienced nine weeks before the election, continues to be exacerbated by tweets, public statements, and actions taking place in different parts …