Submissions from 2002
Sluggish Economy, Crime Deter Direct Foreign Investment in Mexico, LADB Staff
Communities Resist Plans by U.S. Retailers to Build Stores at Cultural Sites, LADB Staff
Fox Sends Congress Formal Initiative to Reform Electrical Power Sector, LADB Staff
Leaders of PEMEX Union Face Charges in 2000 Election Finance Scandal, LADB Staff
Supreme Court Throws Out Challenges to Diluted Indigenous Rights Law, LADB Staff
British Bank Gains Full Control of Mexico's Grupo Financiero Bital, LADB Staff
High Oil Export Prices Help Mexican Government's Coffers, LADB Staff
Sharp Downturn in Maquiladora Industry Fosters Violence in Ciudad Juarez, Guest Author
Agriculture Sector Worry About Pending Elmination of Tariffs Under NAFTA, LADB Staff
NAFTA Deadline Makes Mexican Poultry Industry Nervous, Guest Author
Decision on New Airport in Mexico City Might be Delayed for Three Years, LADB Staff
Gathering in Chiapas Seeks To Resurrect Peace Process, Guest Author
Dutch Financial Institution to Buy 19 Percent Share in Mexican Bank Bital, LADB Staff
Mexican Health Authorities Seek to Prevent Spread of Dengue Fever, LADB Staff
Raul Salinas de Gortari Faces New Charges of Embezzlement, LADB Staff
Federal Electoral Court Upholds PAN Victory in Juarez Mayoral Election, LADB Staff
Fox Continues to Push for Private Investment in Various Energy Sectors, LADB Staff
Mexico, U.S. Reach Partial Agreement in Dispute Over Water, LADB Staff
Concern Growing About Impact of Electrical Utilities on Environment, LADB Staff
Immigration Expected to Play Role in Upcoming Elections in Mexico, U.S., LADB Staff
Social Security Institute Facing Severe Financial Problems, LADB Staff
Mexico Considers Complaint Against China Before World Trade Organization, LADB Staff
Protests Force Authorities to Reconsider Site for Mexico CIty Airport, LADB Staff
Supreme Court Upholds Prerogative of Congress to Set Tax Policy, LADB Staff
Inflation Outpaces Year-Ago Levels During First Six Months of 2002, LADB Staff
PAN Electoral Fortunes Fall with Loss in Nayarit, Reversal of Juarez Win, LADB Staff
U.N. Human Rights Commission Opens Office in Mexico City, LADB Staff
Mexican Legislators Unable to Agree on Telecommunications Reforms, LADB Staff
Mexico Reports Unexpected Economic Growth of 4 Percent in April, LADB Staff
Electoral Court Orders Release of Fox Presidential Campaign Records, LADB Staff
Fox Proposes Controversial Plan to Attract Investment in Natural Gas Sector, LADB Staff
U.S. Renews Tariffs on Mexican Cement Imports, LADB Staff
Ex-Student Leaders Sue Former President Echeverria for 1971 Massacre, LADB Staff
Mexico, Brazil Complete Negotiations on New Tariff-Reduction Agreement, LADB Staff
Spain Moves to Block Extradition of Ex-Argentine Officer from Mexico, LADB Staff
Congress Seeks to Modify Pensions for Retired Presidents, LADB Staff
Grupo Mexico Settles with Miners; Coahuila, Sonora Operations Remain Open, LADB Staff
More than Two Dozen Campesinos Massacred in Remote Area of Oaxaca, LADB Staff
Satmex to Launch New Satellite in 2003, LADB Staff
Anti-Monopoly Commission Investigates Wal-Mart Affiliate in Mexico, LADB Staff
PAN Abandons Push for Constitutional Changes to Reform Electric Sector, LADB Staff
Remittances Growing Despite U.S. Economic Slowdown, 2001 Attacks, LADB Staff
Satmex to Launch New Satellite in 2003, LADB Staff
Fox Urged to Invoke Emergency Measures to Alleviate Widespread Drought, LADB Staff
Government-Owned Insurance Company Sold to U.S.-Based Metlife, LADB Staff
Legislative Panel Proposes Changes to Date, Format of Presidential Address, LADB Staff
Anti-Trust Regulator Rules Against Merger of Leading Rail Companies, LADB Staff
Mexico Condemns Increase in Subsidies Contained in U.S. Farm Bill, LADB Staff
Results in Ciudad Juarez Mayoral Election Face Challenge, LADB Staff
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of San Luis Potosi in Federal Budget Dispute, LADB Staff
Central Bank Expands List of Items Used to Calculate Consumer Price Index, LADB Staff
Court Orders Probe into Financing of PAN, PRI Presidential Campaigns, LADB Staff
Mexico, European Union Agree to Expedite Elimination of Some Tariffs, LADB Staff
Congressional Initiative Opens Government Documents to General Public, LADB Staff
Environmentalists, Indigenous Groups Seek Review of GMO Corn Imports, LADB Staff
Forecasts for Economic Recovery Mask Dire Statistics in First Quarter, LADB Staff
Congress Allows Small Portion of Worker Pensions to be Invested Overseas, LADB Staff
Court Rules Fox's Plan Allowing Private Electricity Sales Violates Constitution, LADB Staff
Mexican Affiliates of Spain-Based BBVA at Center of Corruption Probe, LADB Staff
Engineering-Construction Firm Tribasa Faces New Financial Problems, LADB Staff
Relationships with Cuba, U.S. at Center of Feud Between Fox, Congress, LADB Staff
Drought Magnifies Importance of U.S.-Mexico Water Disputes, LADB Staff
Tourism Sector Begins to Rebound; Number of Foreign Visitors Still Down, LADB Staff
U.N. Releases Controversial Study on Mexican Judicial System, LADB Staff
Congress Prepares Complaint Against Fox for Suspending Fructose Tax, LADB Staff
Mexico Unhappy with U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Immigrant Rights, LADB Staff
Weak Oil Prices, Tax Shortfall Force Fox to Cut 2002 Budget by 2 Billion Pesos, LADB Staff
Airline Holding Company Spins Off Mexicana, Aeromexico, LADB Staff
Fraud, Irregularities Force PRD to Delay Final Results of Leadership Vote, LADB Staff
Monterrey Summit Yields Few Benefits for Poor Countries, Guest Author
Anniversary of Nationalization of Mexico's Oil Resources a Low-Key Affair, LADB Staff
Commercial Banks Continue to Restrict Loans Despite Strong Profits in 2001, LADB Staff
Mexico City Prosecutor Suggests Activist Might Have Committed Suicide, LADB Staff
Anti-Trust Regulator Charges Grupo Coca-Cola with Monopolistic Practices, LADB Staff
PAN Spurns President Fox's Candidate, Re-Elects Incumbet ast Top Leader, LADB Staff
Study Shows Significant Growth in Informal Economy Since Early 2001, LADB Staff
Authorities Investigating Alleged Murder of Tijuana Cartel Leder, LADB Staff
Fox Administration to Reduce Natural Gas Prices for Business Sector, LADB Staff
President Vicente Fox Gives Sugar Industry Mixed Signals, LADB Staff
Bitter Internal Election Threatens to Split Former Governing PRI, LADB Staff
Mexican Oil Export Revenues Continue to Decline in January, LADB Staff
Opposition Legislators Reintroduce Indigenous Rights Bill in Lower House, LADB Staff
Environment Briefs: Monarch Butterflies, Poor Safety Record, Private Sector, LADB Staff
Phone, Sweetener, Avocado, Truck Disputes Hamper Mexico-U.S. Relations, LADB Staff
Fox Releases General to Comply with Recommendations from OAS Agency, LADB Staff
New Institution Would Regulate Informal Savings, Credit Cooperatives, LADB Staff
Weak U.S. Economy Contributed to Small Decline in Mexico's GDP in 2001, LADB Staff
Fox Proposes Controversial Plan to Eliminate Some Electricity Subsidies, LADB Staff
Supreme Court Panel Orders New Investigation of 1968 Student Masscare, LADB Staff
Two Private Railroads Announce Plans to Merge Operations, LADB Staff
Campaign Finance Scandal Could Damage Former Governing PRI, LADB Staff
Congress Approves Adolfo Aguilar Zinser's Appoinment as U.N. Ambassador, LADB Staff
Grupo Bimbo Greatly Expands Presence in U.S. Market, LADB Staff
U.S. Formally Requests Extradition of Ex-Gov. Villanueva, Two Drug Traffickers, LADB Staff
Enron Bankruptcy Complicates Fox's Plan to Privatize Electric Utilities, LADB Staff
Labor Group Calls Wage Increase Inadequate, Prepares Legal Challenge, LADB Staff
Legal Scholar to Head Special Office to Investigate 'Dirty War', LADB Staff
Strong Peso,, Weak Economy Helped Keep Inflation Down in 2001, LADB Staff
Tax Prompts Soft Drink Companies to Stop Using High-Fructose Corn Syrup, LADB Staff
Congress Approves Limited Tax Reform; Passes Budget Just Before Deadline, LADB Staff
