AMLO Government Cancels Extortionate Public-Private Partnerships for 9 Public Hospitals
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AMLO Government Cancels Extortionate Public-Private Partnerships for 9 Public Hospitals

ByNick Corbishley

AMLO government has cancelled public-private partnerships for nine public hospitals by simply offering to pay just over 5% of the outstanding debt and fees owed to the companies involved. This is in sharp contrast to Europe – where many governments are gutting their public healthcare services.

In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles
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In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles

ByNick Corbishley

As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid; Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals.

China Is Making More Big Moves in Latin America
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China Is Making More Big Moves in Latin America

ByNick Corbishley

If you take Mexico out of the equation, China has already overtaken the US as Latin America’s largest trading partner. Excluding Mexico, total trade flows — i.e., imports and exports — between China and Latin America reached $247 billion last year, far in excess of the US’ $173 billion.

Bayer Loses Plot As Mexican Government Enforces Ban on GMO Imports
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Bayer Loses Plot As Mexican Government Enforces Ban on GMO Imports

ByNick Corbishley

Mexico, the birthplace of modern corn, is no longer a welcome place for GMO corn – thanks to a presidential decree issued on December 31 that phases out the use of the “probably” carcinogenic herbicide glyphosate and bans the cultivation and importation of genetically modified (GM) corn.