Political Risk
Mexico
BMI View: While headline results from Mexico's July 4th state elections imply the left-right alliance succeeded in slowing the opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)'s...
2010-07-28Mexico
BMI View: We expect the PRI to win a resounding victory in the July state elections, which will help boost their chances of winning the general elections in 2012. An extension of...
2010-06-28Mexico
BMI View: By addressing the issue of legislative re-election, President Felipe Calderón is again showing his desire to remove political taboos that are preventing Mexico from becoming...
2009-12-16Mexico
BMI View: Mexican President Felipe Calderón is showing no signs of easing in his battle with the country's drug cartels, despite his party's significant electoral defeat back...
2009-10-02Mexico
BMI View: The opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), along with its ally the Partido Verde Ecologista de México appears to have won an absolute majority in Mexico's...
2009-07-06Mexico
BMI View: With the level of violence in Mexico's drug war reaching a record high in 2008, the success of President Felipe Calderón's hardline approach towards the country's powerful...
2009-01-07Mexico
In recent weeks, Mexico has seen a brutal escalation of drug cartel-related violence. Not only has inter-cartel violence intensified, six senior security officials, including the...
2008-05-27Mexico
In an announcement that spooked the markets at the end of last week, the head of two tortilla industry bodies said that the price of corn could increase over the next few weeks by...
2008-05-19
