By Swarnali Hannan and Kevin WisemanIMF Western Hemisphere Department November 8, 2021 Mexico’s economy is rebounding from its steepest recession in decades. Raising productivity and tackling poverty remain key challenges. Manufacturing and exports are above pre-pandemic levels, services are re-opening, and employment is recovering. However, the pandemic has taken a severe toll ...

BY: RAFAEL BERNAL , THE HILL – NOV. 9, 2020 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has refused to recognize the results of the U.S. presidential election, foreshadowing an early foreign policy challenge for President-elect Joe Biden. López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, said Monday his government will ...

By: Lorena Ríos and Michael O'Boyle ~ Bloomberg  ~ June 24, 2020 (Bloomberg) - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he will most likely meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump soon to promote his new trade deal, as well as thanking him for sending respirators to Mexico. López Obrador ...

By ANA SWANSON and ELISABETH MALKIN ~ NY Times ~ NOV. 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — United States officials have tried in recent weeks to cool tensions over the North American Free Trade Agreement by extending the timetable for renegotiating the pact and asking top officials to sit out the current round of talks in Mexico ...