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Inside this issue
• Mr Calderón’s success is the result of his decision to declare war on organised crime

• Government moves to crush cartels amid worries over country’s rise as a narcotics producer

• US objections put a road freight scheme in peril - -

Content

Richer, more confident, but still looking to the US

Calderón has reason to celebrate, albeit cautiously, writes Adam Thomson

Politics: Calderón faces a challenging year ahead

Energy reform is one among many pressing issues, reports Adam Thomson

Emigration: High US wages draw workers across the desert

Politicians are struggling to find solutions, reports Laura Dixon

Narcotics: Going head to head with the cartels

Adam Thomson on why there is an offensive against organised crime

Mortgage lending: Astonishing comeback from the tequila crisis

A government-led revolution has transformed the housing sector, reports Adam Thomson

Microfinance: Thriving industry is proof the poor can, and do, save

Adam Thomson says there are now about 40 banks providing products to lower-income families

Competition: Beer and oil monopolies head the list of targets

Ronald Buchanan asks how far the government will go in curbing the cartels

Transportation: No truck with border traffic

US objections put a road freight scheme in peril, says Laura Dixon

Mexico City: Metamorphosis of a metropolis

Laura Dixon says the capital is going green and is a thriving cultural melting pot


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