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WPR Article | Mexico’s Calderon Leaves Behind a Healthier Pemex, Oil Industry

Critical assessments of Mexico’s oil industry in general and of its state-owned oil company, Pemex, in particular are commonplace, often with good reason: Both face many challenges in overcoming the historical legacies that have long undermined their performance. Nevertheless, when President Felipe Calderon’s term in office ends on Dec. 1, he will be leaving both in better shape than when his presidency began six years ago.via WPR Article | Mexico’s Calderon Leaves Behind a Healthier Pemex, Oil...

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Top banker: Mexico is healthy and growing | StarTribune.com

The head of Mexico’s central bank said Friday that his country has weathered the global financial crisis and emerged with a healthy and growing economy, but the downturn has taught Mexico that it must be less reliant on exports to rich nations.via Top banker: Mexico is healthy and growing |...

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Latin America’s Moment » China’s Economic Role in Latin America

There is much talk of China’s escalating economic influence in Latin America. But it’s worth looking at what has (and hasn’t) actually happened in the three main ways that China interacts with the region’s economies: trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), and loans (from state-owned banks).via Latin America’s Moment » China’s Economic Role in Latin...

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Boeing invites suppliers to conference on outsourcing to Mexico | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

Boeing is actively encouraging its suppliers to outsource work to Mexico.Patrick McKenna, director of Supply Chain Strategy and Supplier Management at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has urged suppliers to attend a Nov. 15 workshop in Chicago to learn how to do business in Mexico.“Several of our suppliers have successfully set up factories in Mexico because of the numerous advantages that Mexico offers to aerospace suppliers,” McKenna wrote in a letter dated Oct. 17. “Boeing will be sending several people to this event, and we wanted to inform our supply base of this opportunity.”via Boeing invites suppliers to conference on outsourcing...

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