Lloyd Mexico Economic Report June 2002
Table of Contents
WORLD BANK BACKS MEXICO
NEW PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX
SEVENTH LARGEST EXPORTER AND IMPO...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report October 2003
Table of Contents
STATE OF THE NATION REPORT
POLITICAL ADVANCES
RESIZING THE GOVERNMENT
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - July 1999
CONTENTS:
PROMOTING MEXICO IN ASIA
WORST DROUGHT EVER?
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - January 2000
JANUARY YEAR 2000
CONTENTS:
THE SHAPE OF YEAR 2000
RETIREMENT FUNDS
TRADE ACCORD WI...
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Mexico Economic Updates June 2006
20 billion dollars in FDI
Foreign direct investment in Mexico reached 17.8 billion dollars last year, and the Economy Secretary predicts it will top 20 billion dollars this year. Total FDI during the ...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report February 2006
Inflation at all-time low
The central bank (Banco de México) reports that inflation in 2005 fell to 3.33%. This is the lowest annual rate since the current method of calculation was first introduced ...
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Mexico Economic Updates July 2006
This issue went to press just days before the July 2 federal elections. Watch this space for an updated paragraph in the middle of the month covering the basic results, together with some analysis of their implications for the economy.
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In memorium: Lloyd Economic Report
Following its recent merger with Actinver, Lloyd has announced that it is halting publication of its popular monthly Lloyd Economic Report pending a full review of a...
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Fraud a la Mexicana
In the wake of the tragedy of 11 September, 2001, I was reading as much news as I could get my hands on. I was shocked to read one article that talked about a scam that briefly made the rounds in the U...
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Inter-American Development Bank
http://www.iadb.org
Created in the late 1950s to promote economic development throughout the Americas, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was one of the first multinational lending institutions...
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¡Ni Modo! - Commentary On Business In Mexico
When I was in college, national development was a hot topic. We pondered over why some countries develop their economies faster than others. One popular notion was that for countries to develop quickly...
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Building Trust
Like many other authors, I have often commented about the "trust" issue in business. According to author Francis Fukuyama, "trust" is a human capital that determines the way society develops business. ...
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You Owe Me One! Or the Concept of Favors in Mexico and in the U.S.A.
Favors are done in every culture, but how favors are given and received differs among cultures. Comparing the mainstream U.S. culture and Mexico regarding this issue, we find striking differences, whic...
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Double Standards
The topic of business ethics is one that too often ends up on the back burner, unless you happen to be a social activist. In business circles, the topic arouses as much interest as a turtle race.
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Let's get physical: Nonverbal language in the Mexican business world
A key tool for understanding cultures is examining how people communicate with one another. The kind of topics people bring up in conversations often reflects the themes considered important by their c...
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Power Play
Empowering employees in Mexico presents a different series of challenges than in the United States. Mexico’s hierarchical and authoritarian tradition makes it extremely difficult for managers to dele...
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Mexotic Products
To many outside Mexico, the country often seems "exotic." Described as "surreal," endless description about the inner soul of Mexico (the "
Mexico Profundo," or the "Deep Mexico"), complex, tradition...
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Elections And Business In Mexico
Every time there are presidential elections in Mexico, there is a panic that the country is about to enter a new crisis. This is to a large extent based on past experience, so much so, that it is part ...
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About Number One
A common saying among professionals in the United States goes something like, "I've got to take care of number one, you know," usually when discussing a situation in which the speaker had clearly behav...
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The New Mexican Executive
As a result of the personality inventories I use for my seminars, I have been able to get a glimpse of the modern Mexican professional, both at the executive and managerial levels. This data shows an e...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report April 2005
Table of Contents
Inflation continues to fall
New banks
Bank associations merge ...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report September 2005
Table of Contents
Strong growth in second quarter
Low-cost airlines
More Nissan cars ...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report July 2005
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Record tourism numbers
Airport upgrades
Hotel investments ...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report February 2005
Table of Contents
Economy remains strong
Tax breaks
Rise in minimum wage
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Just The Facts Ma'am, Or Will My Hunch Do?
I get many inquiries from non-Mexicans interested in investing in or starting a new business in Mexico. The inquiries usually ask the normal "administrative" curiosities: What are the numbers for the i...
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