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Volatility and Uncertainty: A New Normal for Mexico

By Carlos Petersen

The modus operandi of the incoming government breaks with decades of predictable policies.

After what seemed to be a smooth transition between the Enrique Peña Nieto administration and the incoming government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (widely known as AMLO), things have started to get shaky in Mexico. Investors are asking questions about the country they didn’t used to ask. Amid the instability and uncertainty of emerging market politics, Mexico has traditionally provided something of a safe haven from political risk. But with the new chapter that Mexico is about to enter, analysts, Mexico enthusiasts, and investors will have to recalibrate the way they think about politics...

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