Mexico Today

Mexico Today is an English-language news service by @Reforma, Mexico's leading media group. A trusted voice.

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Open banking is quickly revolutionizing global financial systems, including in Mexico where it has already started to reshape the country’s financial landscape"

👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk https://t.co/ZBzDDsRZ58

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Whether Texas’ actions have succeeded in stemming migration at the border or not —& indications are they have not- the acts of this state have threatened to harm US international prestige"

👉 Op-Ed by @ArturoCastellaC via @CBI_USMexFound @usmexicofound https://t.co/HXAhXJT1oB

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"As temperatures continue to rise and droughts become more widespread, there is an urgent need for action on the U.S.-Mexico's transboundary aquifers"

👉 Op-Ed by @GabrielEckstein via @usmexicofound https://t.co/xhgWhPQjU7

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"In the context of authoritarianism, militarization doesn’t happen overnight. We don’t see military coups like those of earlier decades. It happens when elected authorities cede civilian roles and authorities to the military"

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/9L51CYAs4j

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"If xylazine starts spreading through US drug use, we can see a further dramatic escalation of drug deaths from an already terrible baseline. Like fentanyl, xylazine is frequently mixed into other drugs without users knowing it"

👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown https://t.co/3wQ6uxwdSS

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Both cartels [Sinaloa & CJNG] have been actively seeking & expanding the latter and are engaged in a bipolar war with each across Mexico & through their affiliates and proxies across Latin America"

👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown https://t.co/FD72doQdcS

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Too many citizens of the Americas are willing to relinquish their freedoms in exchange for what the authoritarians are offering. El Salvador is a case in point.

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/JujP2Fk3Ul

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"In September, Mexico will link its real-time payment system to consumers’ phone numbers for the first time launching Dinero Móvil (DiMo), introducing near-frictionless instant transfers into Mexico’s financial system"

👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk https://t.co/2jwCw7Scon

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"When it serves China’s own interests, Beijing finds a way to act. China itself has come down hard at various times on Chinese chemical companies & traders supplying precursors to actors like the United Wa State Army in Myanmar"

👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown https://t.co/9eOuj2SxBz

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"I know that there are many US border officials who act with humanity toward migrants, but the scale of reported abuse & the lack of institutional response to hold abusers accountable tell us that there is a cultural problem"

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/YlLtsLTUO6

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"The success of the USMCA negotiation proved that even at their worst, diplomatic and trade relations between Mexico and the United States, can and always ought to be preserved and strengthened"

👉 Op-Ed by @JPCarrollDC1
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[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Even when drug labs are actually busted by Mexican authorities, little network dismantling & few meaningful drug prosecutions follow. Traffickers can thus easily recover from limited financial losses by erecting new drug labs"

👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown https://t.co/RfdWZyeliq

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Unless Mexico’s President López Obrador finds a way to improve security on highways & lower the risk of cargo truck hijacking, Mexico could scare away foreign executives & miss out on a potential boom of nearshoring investment"

👉 Op-Ed by Mark Vickers https://t.co/OKINxjjKJo

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"It seems that Xóchitl Gálvez, a successful businesswoman from Hidalgo with indigenous roots may actually be able to give President AMLO's movement, MORENA, a run for its money"

👉 Op-Ed by @chilangagringa https://t.co/PCaV6AAknI

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Across the board, non-bank lenders in Mexico are being penalized by rating agencies and investors alike, as some of the biggest names announce restructurings and defaults"

👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk https://t.co/OLgK2hqeue

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"On June 26th, hope unexpectedly descended upon many Guatemalans in exile. The day before was election day in Guatemala. There were three top Presidential candidates, none likely to dramatically challenge the status quo"

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/2NEKed9Kgu

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Attempting to address undocumented migration and the southern border, the US has contorted immigration policy into a pretzel. This has happened because almost everyone has given up on comprehensive immigration reform"

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/CIKERwXwla

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

NEW! USMCA Insights:

•USMCA Forward report published
•25 USMCA/NAFTA disputes filed since July 2020
•Biotechnology, energy, labor
•How to bolster North American supply chains

👉 Spotlight by @BrookingsGlobal https://t.co/PPmUDlGzhW

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"The word 'cartel' is thrown around so often that it has lost meaning & is not helpful in understanding or addressing the complex criminal organizations, drug distribution & financing systems...involved in the fentanyl trade"

👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson https://t.co/XLfEBLTUO0

[Mexico Today @mexicotoday]

"Mexico must get serious about enforcement against environmental crimes, including the protection of the vaquita. And it must ensure that corruption does not eviscerate its environmental protection accomplishments"

👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown https://t.co/DdE9t7Xr8a