Tag: Mexico

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 17:39 UTC

  Mexican presidential front-runner confirms clear lead following televised debate

  

  Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto retains a clear lead for the July 1 election after a televised debate in which he came under sustained fire from opponents, a poll showed on Monday.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 23:23 UTC

  FDI in several Latam countries during 2011 marked a historic record

  

  Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2011 reached 153.448 billion dollars, which represents 10% of the global total flows according to a report presented on Thursday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:57 UTC

  Remittances from Mexicans abroad climbed 5.3% in first quarter over a year ago

  

  Remittances from Mexicans living abroad climbed 5.3% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2011, Mexico’s central bank said on Wednesday.

• Saturday, April 28th 2012 - 03:03 UTC

  Mexico sets ground-breaking global benchmark on tacking deforestation

  

  By MP Barry Gardiner and Ignacio Pichardo (*) - Below the global radar, a major victory was secured in Mexico on Tuesday 24th April in the world-wide battle to prevent deforestation and forest degradation, which are collectively the world's second largest sources of greenhouse emissions.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  Mexico appeals to CFK: nobody in its right mind invests in countries that expropriates

  

  Mexican president Felipe Calderón and G-20 group head, said that Argentina’s plan to seize a majority stake in Repsol’s Argentine branch YPF is “very regrettable” and called on President Cristina Fernandez to reconsider and rectify the decision.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 05:36 UTC

  Mexico presidential front runner wants PEMEX to emulate success of Petrobras

  

  Mexico’s presidential front-runner wants state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to emulate the success of Brazil’s Petrobras and ramp up private-sector involvement that could possibly pave the way for a stock listing in the future.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentina targets Mexican car imports and considers revoking trade agreement

  

  Argentina is considering applying measures to restrict the import of Mexican cars, which could include unilaterally denouncing the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) 55, which regulates bilateral trade, Argentine government sources told local media, ámbito.com.

• Monday, March 26th 2012 - 08:41 UTC

  Benedict in Mexico condemns drug trafficking, corruption and ‘futile acts of revenge’

  

  Pope Benedict at a huge outdoor Mass on Sunday condemned drug trafficking and corruption in Mexico, urging people to put aside violence and revenge in the country where a murderous war between cartels has led to tens of thousands of deaths.

• Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 00:07 UTC

  Brazil turns protectionist: wants Mexico to limit car exports to 1.4bn in three years

  

  Brazil's government wants Mexico to impose quotas on its own auto exports to the South American nation to ensure the total value does not exceed 1.4 billion dollars over the next three years, the development, industry and foreign trade ministry said.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 02:50 UTC

  US and Mexico agree to develop deep-water oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico

  

  US and Mexico have agreed to work together to develop deep-water oil and gas fields that straddle their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal was signed at a meeting of the G20 group of industrial and developing countries in Los Cabos, Mexico.