SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico back issues from March 2006:
FATAL EXPLOSION AT COAHUILA MINE HIGHLIGHTS POOR SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A fatal explosion at a coal mine in Coahuila state has drawn attention to the poor safety conditions for workers in the Mexican mining industry, particularly in coal extraction. The incident, which occurred on Feb. 19 at the Unidad Pasta de Conchos mine near the community of San Juan de ...
FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENTS SUPPORTING PAN CANDIDATE FELIPE CALDERON CREATE UPROAR IN MEXICO.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's former prime minister, created a major controversy during a recent tour of Mexico, when he endorsed Felipe Calderon, the candidate for the center-right Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). Aznar, a member of Spain's conservative opposition Partido Popular ...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATES NEW OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN.
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR) has created a new office to investigate and prosecute crimes against women. The Fiscalia Especial para la Atencion de Delitos Relacionados con Actos de Violencia Contra las Mujeres will be headed by women's-rights attorney Alicia Elena Perez ...
NEW REPORT ON DIRTY WAR RELEASED ON INTERNET AFTER GOVERNMENT PROCRASTINATES IN PUBLISHING RESULTS.
Mar 08, 2006 ... A draft of a new report on atrocities committed during Mexico's "dirty war" against leftists made its way onto the Internet after the government procrastinated in releasing the final version of the document. The report was compiled by a team of 27 researchers, hired by the ...
MEXICO, BOLIVIA ANNOUNCE ENERGY-COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
Mar 08, 2006 ... The Mexican and Bolivian governments have agreed to resume discussions on an energy agreement that would give Mexico access to the South American country's vast reserves of natural gas and boost Mexican investments in Bolivian energy projects. The two countries announced their ...
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT CRITICIZES PROPOSALS BY ARIZONA, GEORGIA LEGISLATURES TO TAX REMITTANCES.
Mar 08, 2006 ... The state legislatures of Arizona and Georgia have proposed imposing a tax on remittances sent overseas, prompting strong protests from the Mexican government. Mexican expatriates are projected to send about US$21.5 billion this year, up from US$20 billion in 2005, the Instituto Mexicano ...
CENTER-LEFT PRD GAINS GROUND IN LEGISLATIVE, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN MEXICO STATE.
Mar 15, 2006 ... The center-left Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD) appears to be the big winner in the March 12 Mexico state municipal and state legislative elections, making strong gains since the last similar election in 2003. More importantly, the results give a boost to PRD ...
MEXICO IMPOSES TEMPORARY DUTY ON U.S. MILK IMPORTS.
Mar 15, 2006 ... In late February, the Mexican government imposed a temporary duty of 30% on imports of fresh milk and other dairy products from the US. The measure--announced by the Secretaria de Economia (SE) and the Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion ...
SENATE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE DRY LAW ON ELECTION DAY.
Mar 15, 2006 ... In a unanimous vote in late February, the Senate approved changes to the electoral code (Codigo Federal de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales, COFIPE), eliminating a federal prohibition on alcohol sales on the federal election day. The changes to the dry law, in effect for almost ...
DEBATE ON PRIVATIZATION BECOMES CENTRAL ISSUE AT WORLD WATER FORUM AND ALTERNATIVE GATHERINGS IN MEXICO CITY.
Mar 22, 2006 ... The Fourth World Water Forum (WWF) in Mexico City on March 16-22 considered a number of solutions to a pending global water crisis, but the most controversial issues were discussed outside the Centro Banamex convention center at an alternative forum and other events. Thousands of ...
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OPPOSE U.S. DECISION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH RESURFACING CANAL IN CALIFORNIA.
Mar 22, 2006 ... One of the most important issues that surfaced at the Fourth Annual World Water Forum in Mexico City was the potential for escalating conflicts about water (see article in this issue of SourceMex). This dispute about water rights has already come to the forefront in bilateral relations ...
MEXICO CONFIRMS DISCOVERY OF VAST OIL FIELD DEEP IN GULF OF MEXICO.
Mar 22, 2006 ... In early March, the state-run oil company PEMEX confirmed the discovery of a vast reserve of crude oil in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. President Vicente Fox's administration was quick to promote the new discovery, given the name Noxal, as a possible substitute for the ...
MEXICAN BILLIONAIRE CARLOS SLIM PROMOTES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH.
Mar 29, 2006 ... Billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, named by Forbes magazine as the world's third-richest person this year, is quickly becoming one of Mexico's most powerful behind-the-scenes power brokers, proposing a private-public business model that has attracted some attention in Mexico and overseas. ...
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PANEL ISSUES FINAL DECISION DECLARING MEXICAN TAX ON HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP ILLEGAL.
Mar 29, 2006 ... In early March, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel issued a final decision declaring that Mexico was in violation of fair-trade rules by imposing a tax on soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The decision leaves Mexico without any more appeals, meaning that the ...