Tag: Enrique Peña Nieto

• Friday, August 10th 2012 - 22:28 UTC

  Mexico Ousts Brazil as Investors’ Top Choice in Latin America

  

  Due to increasing economic stability and a growing population, Brazil is now widely considered an economic powerhouse capable of maintaining and attracting foreign direct investments.(1)(2) However, recent corruption schemes, changes in monetary policy, and the ongoing 2008 global financial crisis have undermined Brazil’s shining reputation. In light of Brazil’s governmental intervention, the number of state-controlled enterprises, the growing debt-to-GDP in the private sector, and inflation rates, investors have begun to turn their attention to other economies in Latin America, especially Mexico.(3)

• Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Demonstrators protest the election of Peña Nieto as Mexican president

  

  Thousands of people marched through Mexico City to denounce the July 1 election of Enrique Peña Nieto as president, though the protest was smaller than one held earlier this month.

• Friday, July 20th 2012 - 07:37 UTC

  Mexican president-elect accused of laundering money in his campaign

  

  Mexico's ruling conservatives lent their support to accusations that President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto benefited from laundered money in his campaign, piling more pressure on the country's next leader.

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 06:17 UTC

  Peña Nieto confirmed as Mexican president but won’t have majority in Congress

  

  Enrique Peña Nieto won Mexico's July 1 presidential election by 3.3 million ballots, or almost 7 percentage points, although allegations of excessive campaign spending and voter fraud could be reviewed by the electoral tribunal, officials said.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 07:32 UTC

  Mexican president elect Peña Nieto wants a strategic alliance with Brazil

  

  Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto said in an interview that his administration will step up efforts in South America to repair the country’s image, including seeking a strategic alliance with Brazil.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  Mexican election vote recount confirms winner Peña Nieto several points over runner-up

  

  Mexico's election officials on Wednesday recounted votes from more than half the polling booths in Sunday's presidential and congressional elections, responding to claims of fraud and requests for recounts in areas where the race was tight

• Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  Peña Nieto, the new face of the old PRI, next Mexican president

  

  Enrique Peña Nieto leads his rivals in exit polls of Mexico’s presidential election as he seeks to return the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power after a 12-year hiatus.

• Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:06 UTC

  Why Enrique Peña Nieto will win the Mexican presidential election

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - There’s no point in talking about who’s going to win the Mexican presidential election on July 1. Enrique Peña Nieto is going to win it. What’s more interesting is why he’s going to win it.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 04:13 UTC

  Mexican presidential front-runner ten points ahead for next Sunday’s election

  

  Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto filled most of Latin America’s largest soccer stadium on Sunday for his last rally in the capital before the July 1 election, pledging to root out drug violence.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 23:36 UTC

  Peña Nieto comfortably ahead for July 1 Mexican presidential election

  

  Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto has maintained a wide lead over his rivals with less than two weeks remaining until the July 1 election, an opinion poll showed this week.