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Optimism for a peaceful transition
 For nearly two decades the stakes in Mexico's politics have been increasing. Next year's presidential elections will be the toughest yet for the governing Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI). Reforms of the past 10 years have opened up the contest and offer a chance that Mexico will complete its transition from authoritarian one-party rule to democratic multi-party politics. ...more
REGIME:
Preparations for the traditional buffeting
With some luck and much careful preparation, the Mexican government has massaged the country's economy into a rare state of fitness this year which it hopes will tide it through the traditional buffeting of an election year. ...more
TRADE:
Economists urge strategy
"I need workers," read the banners draped over factory gates all along the road out of Tijuana, in the Mexican state of Baja California. The scene is repeated all over northern Mexico where constant inflows of foreign investment are leading to a rapid expansion of industries ranging from cars to plastics, and from textiles to computers. ...more
BANKING:
Credit crunch threatens pledge
One of the main problems the Mexican government faces in its last year in office is that in spite of pledging some 20 per cent of GDP to rescue the financial sector since the 1994 peso crisis, banks are still in a fragile state. ...more
CARS:
Big makers look to the south
When it comes to the automotive industry, Mexico enjoys the best of both worlds; unlimited access to the largest car market on earth without the high costs of production. ...more
ELECTION:
Bold democratic experiments
Mexico's presidential elections will not be staged until July 2 next year but the campaigns are already in full swing. All political parties have embarked on bold democratic experiments to win voters. ...more
VIEW:
US sense of style, Mexican realities
Viewed from afar Mexican politics appears to be becoming like those of the United States. Just as the country's economy is becoming more integrated with its northern neighbour, so greater openness, television campaigning and public debates seem to mirror trends in North American political culture. ...more
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