Physical Investment in the Mexican Government’s Strategic Projects Grows
Federal physical spending jumped 62.6% in real terms in July, driven by a 130.6% surge at Pemex.
News Briefs
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Peña Nieto Filmed Next to Controversial Israeli Contractor
Former Mexican president Peña Nieto was filmed wearing a kippah at a Jewish wedding in Italy, seated beside Avishai Neriah, the Israeli businessman an outlet accused of channeling $25M to him for Mexican government contracts, including Pegasus.
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Mexico’s Senate Receives Reform to Prohibit Dual Nationality in Presidents and Governors
The reform amends three constitutional articles and requires those with another nationality to renounce it before registering as candidates for president or governor.
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Ecobici Increases Its Fleet by 60%: It Will Reach the Outskirts, Brugada Announces
The 10-year contract runs up to 2.43 billion pesos, brings bike-share to Iztapalapa, Iztacalco and Tlalpan for the first time, and hands all the infrastructure to the city at term’s end.
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Sheinbaum Denounces the ‘Hypocrisy’ of Those Who Defended García Luna and Now Distance Themselves
The president tied Calderón’s ‘war on drugs’ to a jump from 27 to more than 70 daily homicides, the Fast and Furious guns, and a state that took the Sinaloa Cartel’s side.
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Mexico Recovers $5.8 Million from the Weinberg-García Luna Network; It Will Go to Guerrero Schools
The $5.8 million is a first slice of a $578.5 million U.S. judgment against funds the UIF traced through Barbados shell firms like Nunvav on inflated prison contracts.
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Wages Accounted for 30.8 Percent of Mexico’s GDP in the First Quarter
Employee compensation’s share of GDP has risen 4.1 points since 2018 while corporate profits fell 7.3 points, a real shift in how Mexico’s wealth is distributed.
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Mexico’s Exports and Imports Rose More Than 40 Percent Annually in July
Mexico’s total exports rose 43.7 percent and imports 45 percent year over year in July 2026, both reaching record values, according to INEGI.
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Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico Reaches Record of $34.968 Billion in First Half of 2026
Sheinbaum framed the record as proof the economy is holding firm despite forecasts of weaker growth, alongside a peso at 16.97 to the dollar.
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Juan Manzo Will Ask the FGR to Take Over the Case of Carlos Manzo’s Murder
Juan Manzo says he was surveilled for widow Grecia Quiroz, who he claims would fund the suspects’ defense with public money.
