In 2021, Mexico is continuing to struggle with the spread of the Covid-19 virus, but is already showing some positive signs of economic recovery. Over the last few weeks I’ve tweeted a number of news stories highlighting current political and economic trends in Mexico.
On September 3, I tweeted this Insight Crime story on Mexico’s record-breaking levels of remittances. The article explains that Mexico’s Central Bank (Banco de México - Banxico) reported that more than $28 billion in remittances have been sent to Mexico from the U.S. during the first seven months of 2021, up 23% from 2020. The jump in remittances, the Insight Crime report explains, could be driven in part by higher levels of money laundering.
On September 7, I tweeted this Washington Post story on Mexico’s Supreme Court’s move to decriminalize abortion.
On September 12, I tweeted this Guardian story about Mexico’s ranking as the 2nd most dangerous country in the world for environmental activists. The article explains, “As in previous years, South and Central America – home to the world’s richest biodiversity and intact forest – was the deadliest region for those trying to resist mining, logging and agribusiness. The second deadliest nation was Mexico, where 30 defenders lost their lives.”
On September 16, I tweeted this New York Times story on rising Covid-19 case rates in Mexico and other parts of the region. The article explains, “While the spread of new coronavirus cases is steady or slowing in much of the world, it is accelerating in the Western Hemisphere, where new case reports rose by 20 percent in the past week.”
On September 24, I tweeted this Bloomberg story on Mexico’s lopsided recovery from the Covid-19 recession of 2020. The article explains that Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador’s stingy Covid-response policies are “partly to blame.” The article also explains that, “Growth along the border will power a 5.9% economic expansion across Mexico this year, following last year’s 8.2% contraction. But the shape of the recovery is the opposite of what López Obrador was hoping for when he took office in 2018, promising to battle inequality and wean Mexico off its reliance on foreign companies.”
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