Mexico’s Congress Guarantees Minimum Wage Rises Above Inflation

(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s Congress approved a constitutional reform proposed by former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that would require annual minimum wage increases be higher than the previous year’s annual inflation rate. The Senate unanimously approved the proposal submitted to … Read More

Mexico’s controversial judicial reform takes effect following government decree

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree in the Official Federal Gazette on Sunday, confirming that recent judicial reforms have now taken effect following his formal approval of the constitutional amendments. One of the key reforms changes the … Read More

Historic win gives Mexico’s Sheinbaum a landslide, spooks markets

MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and protege of Mexico’s popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, won a landslide to become the country’s first female leader, though the scale of her victory sparked jitters … Read More

Hurricane Otis: Dozens killed in Mexico’s Guerrero state

At least 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday, officials say. Four more people have been reported missing, the security secretary said. Acapulco was among the areas worst hit with 80% … Read More

Exclusive: Mexican official says US refuses to cooperate on GM corn studies

MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United States has denied a request by Mexico to jointly conduct scientific research on the health impact of genetically-modified corn, a Mexican government official said, a sign the two sides could be inching … Read More

2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 survivors have returned to the US; victims identified: Live updates

The two surviving Americans in a group of four violently abducted last week in Mexico returned to U.S. soil Tuesday, one of them with a leg wound not considered life-threatening. Mexican authorities said the two other members of the group traveling for … Read More

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