Christine Delsol, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, August 21, 2011 Quick – which national capital has the higher murder rate: Mexico City or Washington, D.C.? If you answered Mexico City, you’d be in good company – after all, Mexico is a war zone, isn’t it? But you would be wrong, on both counts. Based on [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by admin
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MATAMOROS, Mexico — When the latest bloody headlines from the drug war in Mexico reach headquarters in New York, Ken Chandler, the manager of an American electronics manufacturing plant here, jumps on the phone. read the complete article:  Despite Violence, Mexico Plants Hum at Border – NYTimes.com.

Posted on July 11th, 2011 by admin
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AGUA NEGRA, Mexico — The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research points to a surprising cause: unheralded changes in Mexico that have made staying home more attractive.A growing body of evidence suggests that a mix of [...]

Posted on July 7th, 2011 by admin
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Hilton Worldwide’s expansion plans in Mexico call for seven hotels and resorts to open in the next 12 months, according to George Massa, vice president and managing director of development. This year, Hilton will open a Hilton Garden Inn in Tuxtla Gutierrez; three Doubletree hotels in Queretaro, Merida and Mexico City; and a Hampton Inn [...]

Posted on June 16th, 2011 by admin
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MERIDA, Mexico— At a time when the United States is confronting the possibility of a “double dip” recession, Mexico’s economy is expanding at the fastest pace in a decade. For most of the 20th century, Mexicans lamented that when the U.S. economy slowed down, Mexico, ever so dependent on its neighbor to the north, suffered [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2011 by admin
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The truth behind Puerto Vallarta´s Malecon In a statement released today, the Director of Tourism of Puerto Vallarta, on behalf of the city mayor, confirmed that the ambitious project of widening the sea side malecon in the heart of the city will provide a public space for residents of and visitors toVallarta. What is the [...]

Posted on June 1st, 2011 by admin
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Michael Green – Tropicasa Realty May 30, 2011 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – We have seen a significant increase in buyer interest and sales activity this year as compared to 2010. In fact, the real estate agency Tropicasa Realty has sold as much this year as they did all of last year. Canadian buyers were very [...]

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There’s been a lot of news coverage about violence in Mexico, very little of it bothering to note that Mexico is a huge country with thirty-some states and that a) almost all of that violence is narco-related and b) you can count the number of tourists affected on one hand. Meanwhile, according to the FBI, [...]

Posted on May 26th, 2011 by admin
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Ernesto Cordero told the BBC that the tourism sector also seemed unaffected by concerns over violence. Mr Cordero, speaking in London, said that Mexico was set to continue its strong economic performance, with growth this year set for 4% to 5%. The effect of rising oil prices on the US recovery is a key concern, [...]

Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by admin
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Gervais believes these 11 nations make good proxies for growth in Africa, Asia and the Middle East   To take advantage of opportunities in the world’s fastest-developing economies, investors need to start looking beyond the obvious emerging markets toward the next stage of growth. According to Don Gervais, global head of fundamental-equity product management at [...]

Posted on March 17th, 2011 by admin
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