Table of Contents Strong economy Encouraging tourism numbers City express hotels ... read more

Table of Contents State of the Nation Report The Fight Against Poverty ... read more

Table of Contents RISK RATING AT HISTORIC LOW SCOTIABANK BUYING INVERLAT DEFLATION ... read more

Table of Contents State of the Nation report Public resources Economic policy ... read more

Table of Contents THE SHAPE OF 2001 PRESIDENT FOX'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS A NEW APPROACH ... read more

Table of Contents WORLD BANK BACKS MEXICO NEW PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX SEVENTH LARGEST EXPORTER AND IMPO... read more

Table of Contents STATE OF THE NATION REPORT POLITICAL ADVANCES RESIZING THE GOVERNMENT ... read more

CONTENTS: PROMOTING MEXICO IN ASIA WORST DROUGHT EVER? DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT ... read more

JANUARY YEAR 2000 CONTENTS: THE SHAPE OF YEAR 2000 RETIREMENT FUNDS TRADE ACCORD WI... read more

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 ... read more

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 ... read more

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... 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 dictatorship eventually found its way toward becoming a democracy. As stories go, this one has everything - political corruption, student demonstrations leading to a massacre, earthquakes, citizen crusades, an Olympics and, as they say, much, much more. It looks as though it might even have a happy ending. read more

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... read more

INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PRESIDENCIA BANK INFORMATION CENTER GLOBAL EXCHANGE CIEPAC ... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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. ... read more

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... read more

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. ... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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 ... read more