Via Energy Daily, a report on Mexico’s ambitions to build a rail rival to the Panama Canal: At Mexico’s narrowest point, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the government is building a railway rival to the Panama Canal with promises of economic bounty but amid fears of environmental and social harm.The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes […]
Read more »Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at the Vietnam, Poland, Mexico, Morocco and Indonesia are benefiting from the reshuffling of supply chains in response to US-China tensions. You may not have grown up playing with an Erector Set, but perhaps you had another building kit where, with patience and perhaps some parental assistance, you could bolt […]
Read more »Via The Economist, a look at Pemex and why the Mexican government is propping it up: It is rare for the CEO of a company to admit to being anxious. But when, on October 9th, Octavio Romero, head of Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company, appeared before lawmakers, he came close to doing so. Mr Romero […]
Read more »Via Jalopnik, a report on how BYD, JAC and Chirey are keen on becoming major players in Mexico and that puts them in the backyard of the U.S. auto market. The U.S. and China are in a power struggle right now, , and its outcome is going to reorganize the roles both countries play in global automotive production. […]
Read more »Via Rest of World, an article on how – despite its standing as a global auto manufacturing power – Mexico’s position as a hub for electric vehicles was far from given until recently: These days, carmakers such as Ford and Jetour, a Chinese brand, are either building manufacturing facilities or repurposing existing internal combustion engine […]
Read more »Via Quartz, a look at Mexicana, an airline that was put under military control as part of the country’s increasing tendency to place transport and infrastructure projects under armed forces’ control: The Mexican government will be ready to launch its military-run airline by the end of this year, government officials said on Thursday, reviving Mexicana de […]
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