Country Risk Rating

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

Mexico scores a healthy 75.6 in our recently-revised short-term political ratings, placing the country some way above the regional average of 72.9. This score vindicates the increasingly... 2007-05-09