Global Scans · Mexico · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Mexico's economy and status with the U.S. faces uncertain times as a result of Donald Trump's recent election as America's next president. The impacts of Donald Trump's pre-election threats are already being felt by Mexico's economy and may have unforeseen consequences for both nations.

• [New] If ReData is enacted with limited dilution, it could materially accelerate the conversion of the 1.8 GW-plus pipeline into committed builds and strengthen Brazil's position against regional peers such as Chile and Mexico. Fitch Solutions
• [New] Mexico's history of data breaches highlights risks associated with greater centralization. Mexico News Daily
• [New] Enrolment will require a biometric digital identity card under the Unique Population Registry Code (CURP) system, including photos, fingerprints and possibly iris scans, with ambitious goals for broad coverage by 2030. / Mexico Mexico News Daily
• [New] Mexico faces some long-standing challenges and will need to strengthen regulatory certainty to attract a greater volume of investment. Friedrich Naumann Foundation
• [New] The U.S. is expected to remain the main source of Mexican grain and feed imports. Economic Development & Finance Authority
• [New] Mexico's corn production is forecast to decline in marketing year 2026/27 as higher input costs and low domestic prices weigh on planting decisions. Economic Development & Finance Authority
• [New] Annual inflation touched a new record low of 2.76% in early July, and most of Mexico's central bankers think inflation will remain below their 3% target for the rest of the year because of sluggish growth. Financial IT
• [New] Mexico's central bank is expected to hold borrowing costs steady on Thursday but signal that it is ready to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve with an interest rate hike to prop up a slumping peso. Financial IT
• [New] By 2050, the old-age dependency ratio in Mexico will have risen to 29 older adults per 100 working-age persons from 9.8 per 100 today (Department of Economic and Social Affairs & World, 2015). PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Planned data centers in Brazil, India, Mexico, Indonesia, and Spain are projected to face some of the highest operational disruption risks, with at least 75% of the examined assets currently classified as high risk. ETDatacenters
• [New] PQ Media forecasts an acceleration in global consumer spending on media and tech to 3.7% in 2026, up from 2.8% in 2025, largely fueled by events like the Winter Olympics in Italy, the FIFA World Cup tri-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico, and a host of federal elections worldwide. Kavout
• [New] The government of Mexico announced a record investment in school infrastructure for 2026, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum, although the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness warns that the total education budget has still not recovered its historical level. BNamericas
• [New] We expect Mexico to acquiesce to US pressure to boost steel tariffs and offer greater protection for domestic truck makers. Marc to Market Marc Chandler on Global FX and Capital
• [New] Mexico will spend $115 million to deal with smelly seaweed that has plagued the Caribbean on an unprecedented scale in 2026 and left hotels to clean beaches and cut rates. Skift
• [New] Lower feedlot placements point to tight feeder cattle supplies extending into 2027, even as the gradual reopening of live cattle imports from Mexico provides some relief. KBHB Radio
• [New] While the reopening of the border to Mexican cattle imports will gradually increase feeder cattle availability. KBHB Radio
• [New] The UKHSA said it anticipates a rise in travel-associated cases linked to increased summer travel to Mexico and a potential increase in cases linked to travel to the USA, where a widespread outbreak has also been reported. HuffPost UK
• [New] Mexico has a portfolio of investment opportunities in strategic agro-industrial and bioenergy chains, aimed at increasing the added value of production and improving the competitiveness of the rural sector. HandInHand
• [New] Mexico's economic growth is projected to be 1.3% in 2026, with a gradual recovery reaching 1.7% by 2027, a level below the average growth rate of the past three years. World Bank Group
• [New] In 2026, Mexico's economy is projected to reach $2.15 trillion, with gross domestic product per capita approaching $16,100. The Fintech Times
• [New] Some countries will receive 10% tariffs, including the UK, Canada, Mexico, and India, which the Office of the US Trade Representative says is due to them taking action on preventing forced labour. Nine.com.au
• [New] Greer's comments left little doubt that a full renegotiation of the six-year-old U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will bleed into 2027, prolonging business and investment uncertainty that Canada and Mexico have been seeking to ease. SRN News

Last updated: 11 August 2026