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Considered less corrupt than local police, the military has been used to spearhead President Felipe Calderón's war on the drug cartels. One area of growing concern is that of elements... 2007-11-02

Our new business environment (BE) ratings show only a marginal increment in Mexico's to 54.8 from 52.8 last year. In terms of rankings, it has notched up one place to 53rd out of... 2007-09-27

The Calderón administration has offered a helping hand to Banxico in its fight against inflation by announcing a postponement to the introduction of a new 5.5% tax on gasoline until... 2007-09-27

State-owned energy company Pemex revealed that its pipeline had been sabotaged again in September. The explosions took place in the state of Veracruz on key natural gas pipelines... 2007-09-10

Mexico's state-controlled Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the UK's BP signed three technology sharing agreements on July 24. Under the five-year agreements, BP will share its... 2007-07-31

Attending a conference at the National Chamber of Industry, Development and Housing Promotion (CANADEVI), President Felipe Calderón underlined the importance of a national housing... 2007-07-31

President Felipe Calderón has described the failure of the US immigration reform as a 'serious mistake', which will re-open the door to the illegal movement of migrant workers across... 2007-07-06

Twelve months on from his controversial victory in the presidential election, Felipe Calderón appears to be slowly winning over the Mexican electorate. According to a recent poll... 2007-07-06

Ongoing brinkmanship between the Democrats and Republicans in US congress appears to be coming to a head, with a watered down bill the most likely scenario. The current bill aims... 2007-06-06

While Mexico's political outlook has undoubtedly improved under the tenure of President Felipe Calderón and the ruling Partido Acción Nacional, the prospects for future reform and... 2007-06-05