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The prospects for energy reform were dealt a setback when the leftwing Frente Progresista Amplio (FAP) held a two-week sit-in at congress from 9-25 April in protest at the government's... 2008-05-07

CPI hit is highest rate in 17 months at 4.3% y-o-y in March, up from 3.7% the previous month. Despite the prices of many agricultural commodities pulling back towards the end of Q108,... 2008-04-10

CPI hit is highest rate in 17 months at 4.3% y-o-y in March, up from 3.7% the previous month. Despite the prices of many agricultural commodities pulling back towards the end of Q108,... 2008-04-10

As the investigation continues, police believe that the bomb that went off on February 15 was in fact an assassination attempt against senior anti-drugs official, Luis Rosales Gamboa,... 2008-03-07

With the release of a 10-point MXN60bn fiscal stimulus programme, President Felipe Calderón has added to the two existing programmes of a National Infrastructure Fund and increased... 2008-03-07

President Felipe Calderón's use of the military in the fight against the drug cartels has won the support of the Mexican people and Washington, but it has also earned the criticism... 2008-02-08

Pressure in mounting in congress to consider extending recent economic reform to the state oil company Pemex , which, despite rising income from elevated global oil prices, is increasingly... 2008-01-10

Having recently updated our ratings to take into account our forecasts to 2009, Mexico's long-term economic rating has increased to 72.1 from 69.0. This reflects both a modest improvement... 2007-11-30

In the final state elections of the year on November 11, the leftwing Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) did very well, including winning the important state of Michoacán.... 2007-11-29

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