Ann Deslandes

1 week ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Ann Deslandes

“The Coke factory.”That’s the answer almost anyone in San Cristóbal de Las Casas will give you if you ask why the fabled Pueblo Mágico nestled in the highlands of the southern state of Chiapas suffers from so many water shortages. FEMSA, Coca-Cola’s Mexican subsidiary, has run a bottling plant on the outskirts of the city center since 1984.

2 weeks ago | ibanet.org | Ann Deslandes

The Mexican nearshoring success story faces threats from Trump administration tariffs and domestic judicial reforms. Global Insight assesses how Mexico is weathering the storm. In recent years, thousands of US companies have relocated operations from Asia and Europe to Mexico, part of what’s been called a nearshoring phenomenon. Multinationals have sought supply chain resilience against major disruptions in global trade.

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Ann Deslandes

While the Mexican and US governments continue to debate which tariffs the Trump administration will apply to goods from its southern neighbour, one policy already has Mexico’s full cooperation. As threatened throughout his campaign to be reelected president, Donald Trump has ordered the mass deportation of migrants in the US found to be without official residency papers.

2 months ago | crikey.com.au | Ann Deslandes

While the Mexican and US governments continue to debate which tariffs the Trump administration will apply to goods from its southern neighbour, one policy already has Mexico’s full cooperation. As threatened throughout his campaign to be reelected president, Donald Trump has ordered the mass deportation of migrants in the US found to be without official residency papers.

Nov 24, 2024 | ibanet.org | Ann Deslandes

Mexico City, Mexico. Alex Wolf/AdobeStock.comIn recent years the Mexican government has bet on nearshoring – here, the practice of moving manufacturing and/or other functions of an Asian, European or North American company to Mexico – to boost the country’s economy. However, Mexico’s recent judicial reforms – which have led to rule of law concerns and, consequently, have implications for business confidence – may now threaten the nearshoring boom.