Political Risk
Mexico
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...
2008-05-19Mexico
Public Security Minister Genaro García Luna has announced that the government intends for the troops and special forces battling the drug cartels in 11 states to be redeployed by...
2008-04-10Mexico
BMI View: A series of eight bombings on Mexico's oil and gas installations, as well as an assault on a state prison, has taken the authorities somewhat off guard. While we expect...
2007-08-02
