20Dec2013
Mexico Rallied on S&P Upgrade, Better-Than-Expected Jobless Data
Barrons
Two good pieces of macro news flow helped Mexico today. First, the S&P upgraded Mexico from BBB to BBB+, second, November unemployment rate came out better-than-expected at 4.6%.

20Dec2013
Uruguay's President Plans to Adopt Dozens of Kids
The Huffington Post
Childless leader, who donates most of his money to social projects, plans to adopt dozens of 'poor kids' after term expires.

20Dec2013
Parents and Teachers Clash Outside School in Southern State of Oaxaca
Independent.ie
Dozens of students' parents in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca got into violent clashes on Thursday with teachers from the National Education Workers Coordinating Committee, the smaller of the country's two main teachers unions.

20Dec2013
Innovative Mexican Entrepreneurs to Watch
The Motley Fool
Mexico is not just about public figures' behind-the-curtains shenanigans and shady deals. It's also about visionary entrepreneurs and a start-up scene that slowly but surely emerges as a rival to Silicon Valley.

20Dec2013
Meso-American Working Group: Rethinking the Drug War in Central America and Mexico
forusa.org
U.S. security policy in Mexico and Central America, focused on militarized counter-narcotics efforts known as the war on drugs, has had severely negative effects on the region. This report examines the impact of this security policy on three countries: Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

20Dec2013
AP Freedom of Information Request Nets List of Mexico's Top Arrested Traffickers
Associated Press
Mexican prosecutors have revealed the names of 69 top drug traffickers arrested or killed in the last year from a group of 122 most wanted capos that was drawn up at the start of President Enrique Pena Nieto's term a year ago.

19Dec2013
In Mexico, Drug Cartels Strangle Small Companies and Steal Up to 15% of GDP
TheCorner
Mexico is broadly considered as one of the most promising emerging markets. However, Mexico still has to face several internal threats if it wants to fulfill the forecasts.

19Dec2013
Medical Tourism Booming in Mexico's Baja California
Fronteras Desk
Medical tourism to Baja California has risen nearly 18 percent since 2010, Mexico’s Frontera newspaper reports.


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