Synopsis More than 451 thousand companies in Mexico are in a technical stoppage: they have not opened their doors during the confinement or have made any other effort to continue operating because of different reasons. It is the closest thing to bankruptcy. There are still 47% of companies (especially SMEs) that have a probability greater … Read more
Synopsis It is essential to insist that all these adjustments have affected the National Education System operability and in consequence, the continuity of the policies that were being implemented, without these changes being the result of any review of the evidence of what was working well and still had to be adjusted. Combined with this … Read more
Synopsis Mexican education has prevailed in a constant transition environment and lately its evolution has been affected by the sanitary contingence of COVID-19. The pandemic implied, among other measures, the decision to close the schools and traverse to different modes of distance education to stop the spread of the virus. Management of the pandemic in … Read more
Synopsis Mexico is facing one of its biggest economic crises, the supply shock induced by the health crisis has had a serious impact on employment demand. The stoppage of activities, however, can create greater income differences among Mexicans since, from the analysis of formal employment, it can be seen that just over 92% of the … Read more
Synopsis Tensions between federal and local governments are not new in Mexico, but the beginning of the current administration in the country has intensified the relations of a group of governors with the President. These confrontations are anchored, fundamentally, in the disproportionality of the fiscal system and the political control that the federal executive power … Read more
Synopsis The nature of social programs tends to concentrate on aspects related to people ́s wellness, where the main goal is that they reach optimum levels of life quality. It tries to ensure effective access to the rights related to availability, quality, and access to medical service, education, solid institutions, zero hungry programs, and the … Read more
Synopsis The slow but progressive construction and consolidation of the democratic institutions and the professionalization of the public administration in Mexico, are being threatened by a series of attacks that the federal government has provided in almost two years of ruling. Through budgeting reduction, the colonization of managerial bodies of autonomous branches, and the disappearance … Read more
Synopsis Therefore, the oil production, alone generated a gross loss for (Pemex) of at least 82.6 million dollars during April, since only three of 199 active fields generated profits in the extraction. However, considering administrative expenses, the losses in oil production amount to 12,723 million pesos during the second quarter of 2020. October 2020 PEMEX: … Read more
Synopsis During the last three years, there has been a significant increase in this migratory flow, which is attributable to the so-called humanitarian crisis in Central America, whose main causes are organized crime and the precarious economic situation. In this context, the Donald Trump government pressured the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to … Read more
Synopsis Although most of the recommendations from experts and international organizations are aimed at gradually demilitarizing public safety, government decisions seem to do the opposite. An example of this is the agreement issued by the President of the Republic on the National Guard in which the Armed Forces are available permanently to carry out public … Read more