Table of Contents Business leaders and politics Economic strength ... read more

Table of Contents A SPECIAL REPORT - ELECTRICITY - Installed Capacity Rising Rapidly ... read more

Table of Contents INTEREST RATES AT HISTORIC LOW FUND MANAGERS HAPPY FOX TAKES STRONG STANCE ... read more

Table of Contents Stock market at record high Retail sales rising Mexican multinationals ... read more

CONTENTS: CORN PRICE BONANZA STATE ELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFIDENCE DIRECT F... read more

Table of Contents ECONOMIC POLICY GOALS VODAFONE BUYING IUSACELL AIRLINES TO BE SOLD ... read more

A major study by Grupo IDM suggests that improved employment opportunities are on their way. About 18% of firms questioned in the southeast and north of the country will be actively seeking additional workers in the next few months. A further 60% expect to retain their existing workforce intact.

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CONTENTS: POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS POLARIZED HOUSING MARKET PEPSICO BOTTLERS MERGE INTERNET BANKING EXPORTS OF FURNITURE CEMENT SALES UP FIRST BOND IN EUROS UNEM... read more

FEBRUARY, 2000   With permission from Lloyd S.A. de C.V. See their Page on Mexico Connect.   CONTENTS: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NEW BONDS TUNA PROSPECTS MEXICO CITY ... read more

Table of Contents INTEREST RATES AT SEVEN-YEAR LOW BANK SOLD FOR 12.5 BILLION DOLLARS BIO-PIRACY IN... read more

Table of Contents BUDGET SURPLUS FLOAT GLASS TO BE MADE IN MEXICO ECOLOGICAL GDP ... read more

The government's proposed budget for 2000 has been submitted to Congress. The government anticipates that the economy will grow by between 4 and 5% next year and that inflation will be around 10%. The budget allows for a fiscal deficit of 1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a current account deficit equivalent to 3.2% of GDP. The average exchange rate over the year is expected to be 10.40 pesos to the dollar. In calculating the budget, the government has assumed that oil prices will average 15.5 dollars a barrel.

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CONTENTS: NATIONAL ELECTIONS REFLECTING ON SEVENTY YEARS TRUCKS GET ACCESS TO U.S.? ... read more

Table of Contents ECONOMIC POLICY UNCHANGED ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR TOURISM HELP FOR AIRLINES ... read more

Table of Contents ECONOMY GROWING RAPIDLY INTERNAL SAVINGS MORE AUTO PLANTS ... read more

Table of Contents Wine consumption Tortillas in China Can anyone counter Wal-Mart? ... read more

Table of Contents TRADE SURPLUS AMERICAS-WIDE FREE TRADE NEW POWER STATION ... read more

CONTENTS: THE SHAPE OF '99 SOLD! - NINE AIRPORTS SUPERMARKETS LOOK NORTH HIGHE... read more

Most analysts agree that the nation currently enjoys a stable economy with steady flows of foreign direct investment, a buoyant stock market, a strong currency and its highest ever foreign currency reserves. Given this investor confidence and the upbeat economic outlook, why then did the Fox administration announce last month a 1.12 billion dollars cut in public spending? The main reason is because it is a prudent and cautious response to lower-than-expected oil-export revenues and tax collections at the start of the year. read more

CONTENTS: STOCK MARKET RECORDS NEW HIGH SLIM PICKINGS? TRIBASA-ENRON JOINT VENTURE ... read more

Table of Contents TRANSPARENCY FOR CAPITAL RELATED NEWS CAREERS OF THE PAST ... read more

CONTENTS: CHALLENGE OF POPULATION GROWTH PUBLIC SPENDING DECENTRALIZATION EDUCATION... read more

Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - MAY 2000 Mirrored with permission from Lloyd S.A. de C.V. See their Page on Mexico Connect. GOOD NEWS According to the Commerce Secretary, Herminio Bla... read more

Table of Contents Favorable trade balance Lowest risk rating ever Reduced fore... read more

Table of Contents Improved debt situation Natural gas field discovered Internet via power lines ... read more

I wrote this in early 1995, when the peso was on a slide. For many, especially the Mexican people, the "devaluation" was no la... read more

This clown is plying his trade in the Oaxaca Zócalo. He probably needs change. Photography by Diana Ricci   There is a deep,... read more

Over the Columbus Day weekend, I was in Mexico City, attending and speaking at a conference marking the founding of the Mexica... read more

Gold-colored walls line the main street through Santa María del Oro, Nayarit. Bumping along the cobblestones in our camper-va... read more

INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PRESIDENCIA BANK INFORMATION CENTER GLOBAL EXCHANGE CIEPAC OTHERS ACERCA RMALC NAFINSA Proposed... read more

Here is the history of Mexico in the last two or three decades - and what a history it is. It's the story of how a dictatorshi... read more

Ross, a social activist, poet and working reporter based in Mexico City, has a lively and irreverent style. It makes his book ... read more

Oscar Hammerstein II probably didn't realize when he wrote the lyrics for Broadway hit Oklahoma! that "The corn is as high as ... read more

This Christmas will really test a person's ability to stretch a dollar, especially a U.S. dollar, since we've been watching it... read more

Ever walked into a room crammed full of strangers? Take it from me, it's quite wonderful when the strangers that the room is c... read more

Most people probably have a vague idea that the Green Revolution was something to do with improving crops in the developing wo... read more