Country Risk Rating

Turnout in the key Estado de México elections on July 3 reached just 43.5%, according to local press, well below the level expected by the state's national electoral institute. While... 2011-07-05

Mexico-based non-governmental organisation Transparencia Mexicana (TM) recently revealed the results of its 2010 national index of good governance and corruption in the country, suggesting... 2011-05-27

The head of government for Mexico's federal district, Marcelo Ebrard, has called on his party, the left-wing Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) to decide on a procedure for... 2011-05-06

Mexico's short-term political risk improved slightly this month off the back of an improvement in the 'social stability' component of our ratings. The main reason behind this improvement... 2011-04-04

Mexican President Felipe Calderón's security policy suffered another blow on March 31, as Attorney General Arturo Chávez Chávez announced his resignation after just 18 months in... 2011-04-04

The results of the governorship elections in the state of Guerrero offer the first major question mark over the opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)'s electoral hopes... 2011-02-04

2011 will be a year dominated by the build up to Mexico's 2012 general elections, with the first key move being the announcement that Humberto Moreira Valdés will leave to his gubernatorial... 2011-01-06

On November 21 a former governor of the state of Colima was assassinated, in what appears to be another high-profile drug-related killing. President Felipe Calderón was quick to condemn... 2010-11-23

A recent report published by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suggests that the cost for immigrants seeking to enter the US illegally via the Mexican border is becoming... 2010-11-23

The last week of October was one of the bloodiest in Mexican President Felipe Calderón's war on the country's drug cartels. According to local press, 48 people were massacred in four... 2010-11-02