Category Archives: legislation

Anticorruption Update – Reform Stalls, Scandals Intensify

Posted on 12/19/2014 by

As of the last update, it seemed like the anticorruption reform – one of the last unfulfilled promises of the Pacto por Mexico – was close to being passed and certainly during the current legislative session. Alas, the reform is still … Continue reading →

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Anticorruption Update – PAN Unveils its Initiative, Finish Line in Sight

Posted on 10/27/2014 by

Previous posts described the latest developments with the Anticorruption Reform in the Chamber of Deputies (the Senate passed a version of the reform in December 2013). Although long-delayed, it appears that the Congress will pass the reform during the current legislative session. … Continue reading →

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Anticorruption Update – Wither the Commission?

Posted on 09/22/2014 by

In a previous anticorruption update, I addressed the stalled reform involving the National Anticorruption Commission, and how the creation of a Special Prosecutor for Corruption Crimes further hindered the Commission’s creation. It seems things have gotten worse for the hypothetical Commission … Continue reading →

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Pacto por Mexico – Energy Reform Passed

Posted on 08/20/2014 by

Last week, Pres. Pena signed into law the secondary legislation implementing the Energy Reform under the Pacto por Mexico. The final contours of the law did not differ significantly from the changes made by the Senate, discussed here. This is … Continue reading →

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Anticorruption Update – Stalled Reform, Policing PEMEX/CFE

Posted on 07/31/2014 by

Forgotten Reform As discussed in previous posts, corruption in Mexico is a serious issue, costing the country up to around 9 percent of GDP. Thus, it’s not surprising that corruption has made its way onto the reform agenda of the Pacto por Mexico. … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Mexico’s Economy – Informality

Posted on 07/29/2014 by

Journalists are running out of adjectives to describe Mexico’s recent economic performance: disappointing, slow, lackluster, stalled, etc. But they are not running out of people to cheerily forecast that improvement is right around the corner. This is the narrative pivot … Continue reading →

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Pacto por Mexico – Energy Reform Update

Posted on 07/18/2014 by

It has taken a bit longer than expected for the secondary legislation of the Energy Reform to make it through the Congress. On Wednesday, the Senate published the changes made to the secondary legislation in committee, all of which can … Continue reading →

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Energy Reform Update

Posted on 06/09/2014 by

As discussed in the last post, Pres. Peña (EPN) introduced draft implementing legislation for the Energy Reform at the end of April. Below is a brief update on the legislature’s review of the implementing legislation. On June 4, the working sessions … Continue reading →

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Energy Reform – Secondary Legislation Introduced

Posted on 05/02/2014 by

On Wednesday, April 30, President Peña (EPN) submitted to the Chamber of Deputies draft secondary legislation package implementing the far-reaching energy reform proposed under the Pacto por Mexico. Although the reform was ‘passed’ by the legislature in December of last … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s New Anticorruption Initiative – Facelift or Reconstructive Surgery?

Posted on 01/18/2014 by

In a previous post, we asked how Mexico should approach the urgent need to reduce the level of corruption in the country. Indeed, anticorruption measures are one of the key reform promises of the government’s Pacto por Mexico. Mexico’s problem … Continue reading →

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