Posted on December 29, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Leon Krauze, PostGlobal Blog- Washington Post, 12/29/2008
Next July 5th, Mexico will hold its midterm elections. There will be more than 1500 public offices in play, including the whole “Cámara de Diputados”, Mexico’s House of Representatives. Since the times of the PRI’s dictatorship, Mexicans haven’t bothered to learn much about their prospective legislators. When asked, many [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
The New York Times, 12/29/2009
Twice in the last three decades, Mexico has demonstrated that one country’s profligacy and mismanagement can spell economic catastrophe beyond its borders.
In 1982, the country defaulted on its foreign debt and set off a Latin American debt crisis that led to a decade of anemic growth across the region. In 1994, [...]
Filed under: Economic Integration | Tagged: Exports, Fiscal Discipline, Global Recession, Management, Mexican economy, Oil prices, Unemployment | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 29, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Bloomberg, 12/29/2008
Mexico has lifted meat-import restrictions on at least 19 U.S. slaughterhouses, after earlier banning their shipments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in an e-mail statement. Five other plants will probably be recertified after the USDA sends plans to Mexico for resuming imports, according to the statement from Laura Reiser, a spokeswoman from [...]
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