Since the mid-1990s, Mexico has undergone a remarkable structural transformation. From being relatively closed and heavily dependent on oil exports to drive growth and accrue foreign currency, the country has progressively liberalised and integrated into regional and global value chains. At the same time, oil production has been in long-term...
Mexico is gearing up for general elections that will be held in June 2018. The country will be going to the polls to choose a new president as well as 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 members of the Senate. Coming at a time of increased uncertainty over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the future of free trade...
To what extent will new economic reforms bolster foreign direct investment (FDI) in Argentina?
Given that Mexico shares a long land border with the largest economy in the world, and that, particularly since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force in 1994, barriers to trade and investment between the two countries are minimal, it is natural that the US would be Mexico’s most important economic partner. These...
How will the ongoing rollout of structural reforms incentivise foreign direct investment (FDI)?
Given Mexico’s location on the doorstep of the world’s largest economy, its low unit labour costs, and its openness to trade and investment, the country has become a manufacturing hub serving the US and other markets. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented in 1994, the country has become deeply integrated into...
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