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Details surrounding Mexico’s ambitious goals of becoming the world’s 10th largest economy were tabled at a Tuesday meeting between President Claudia Sheinbaum and Golden Sachs president John E. Waldron. Plan México , the government’s flagship national economic and industrial policy, seeks to create 1.5 million new jobs, reduce imports from Asia, raise total investment to over 25% of GDP, alleviate poverty and create more specialized jobs. The plan also aims to see the Mexican economy soar from the 15th largest in the world to enter the top 10.  En Palacio Nacional, recibí al presidente y director de operaciones de Goldman Sachs, John E. Waldron, y a su equipo; conversamos sobre la percepción favorable de nuestro país en los mercados internacionales y las buenas oportunidades de inversión que brinda el Plan México. pic.twitter.com/bjszVRcLxM — Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) August 12, 2026 The high-level meeting between President Sheinbaum, senior executive Waldron and M...

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson on Wednesday announced the full resumption of official U.S. government activities — including the processing of avocado exports — in the state of Michoacán. In a social media post, Johnson said that security measures implemented by the Mexican government led to a positive evaluation of conditions on site, though officials will continue to monitor the situation and adjust operations as needed. Avocado growing may be a rural, even pastoral, enterprise, but the processing for export requires modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. (Adeac) “I commend the Government of Mexico, particularly its Security Cabinet, for the actions and close coordination that made this full and efficient resumption possible,” he said. “Our priority remains the safety of U.S. personnel and the people of Michoacán.” The U.S. — which absorbs more than 80 percent of Mexican avocado production — had suspended avocado imports from Michoacán on Aug. 5 due to uns...

Every five years, the national statistics agency INEGI conducts a National Survey on Time Use (ENUT). The most recent survey was conducted at more than 32,000 homes in 2024. The results of the survey were published in August 2025. In this week’s “Mexico in Numbers” article, we look at some of the key results. Reading about how Mexicans spend their days and weeks may seem uninteresting on the surface. But some of the ENUT results might just surprise you! And, after all, how we spend our time is how we live our lives. * N.B. — Males and females aged 12 and over participated in the 2024 ENUT.  How many hours do Mexicans work per week?  On average, Mexicans spend 59.6 hours per week performing paid and unpaid work, including domestic chores, care work and volunteer work. In other words, Mexicans spend around 35% of their time each week working. On average, women work 61.1 hours per week while men work 58 hours per week. On average, women spend 39.7 hours per week...

A judge has ordered former Guerrero Governor Ángel Aguirre to stand trial over his alleged involvement in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Atoyzinapa Rural Teachers College. Aguirre, governor of Guerrero from 2011 until his resignation around a month after the students disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero, on Sept. 26, 2014, was arrested in México state last week . 🚨Videos clave del caos Ayotzinapa no desaparecieron por un error técnico, según FGR. Esto fue lo que presuntamente destruyó Ángel Aguirre. pic.twitter.com/6YjhgPylFp — Aristegui Noticias (@AristeguiOnline) August 7, 2026 While governor, he is alleged to have ordered the concealment and destruction of security camera video footage that showed a bus on which the Ayotzinapa students were traveling at the time it was stopped by police in Iguala. The students disappeared after police allegedly handed them over to members of a local crime gang. All 43 young men were presumably murdered, although the remains of just...

A 45-member team of Mexican search-and-rescue experts has arrived in Colombia to help save survivors buried in the rubble after a 7.4 earthquake hit the southwest region of the nation Monday morning. The Azteca International Rescue Brigade, known as the Topos, or Moles, for their skill in tunneling through debris, confirmed their arrival in the South American country via social media, where they wrote in part, “We are ready to put our hands, our knowledge, and our hearts at the service of our Colombian brothers and sisters. Stay strong, Colombia!” La brigada internacional “Topos Azteca” de #México llegó a Cali para sumarse a las labores de rescate tras el terremoto en #Colombia . El diputado del Valle del Cauca, @EstebanOli , informó el arribo de los rescatistas mexicanos liderados por el legendario rescatista Héctor… pic.twitter.com/3ss0Lc6fQd — David de la Paz 戴维 (@daviddelapaz) August 12, 2026 The Mexican brigade traveled to Colombia directly from La Guaira in Venezuela, wh...

This week we have emerging details on the new archaeology museum being developed in Zapopan’s historic center, good news about Lake Chapala’s recovering water levels , and a look at skyrocketing real estate values in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA). Zapopan’s former City Hall to become an archaeology museum Since 1949, the Palacio Municipal building in the heart of Zapopan’s historic center has housed City Hall. But in recent years — as the city’s needs have grown and key functions moved elsewhere — the building sat idle. Now, with the approval of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the Palacio Municipal building is being transformed into a new cultural venue: the Western Archaeology Museum ( Museo de Arqueología de Occidente ). The institution’s stated mission is to collect, preserve and promote the archaeological heritage of Mexico’s western states — including Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán — allowing visitors to learn more about the area’s...