Gross fixed investment rose 5.6 percent annually in May

Gross fixed investment rose 5.6 percent annually in May

Mexico City. Gross fixed investment, which refers to business spending on machinery, transportation equipment and construction, grew 5.6 percent in May 2024 compared to the same month last year, a figure that was driven by the positive performance of construction, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reported on Friday. The Monthly Indicator of … Read more

Crossings to Guatemala, to prevent ‘narco’ from recruiting young people

Crossings to Guatemala, to prevent ‘narco’ from recruiting young people

Mexico City. Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said that the 400 residents of the community of Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas, who fled to Guatemala since July 23, cross the border due to the constant clashes between two criminal gangs, but the greatest concern of these families, she warned, is that the criminal groups They have started … Read more

Munal explores the stages of the stridentist poet Germán List Arzubide

Munal explores the stages of the stridentist poet Germán List Arzubide

Mexico City. Germán List Arzubide –poet, writer and member of the avant-garde artistic movement known as stridentism– is the subject of an exhibition that brings together works in different formats, including painting, sculpture, engraving, puppets and photography, as well as magazines and documents, and can be seen starting today at the National Museum of Art … Read more

“Pemex has a solid foundation for the next government”

“Pemex has a solid foundation for the next government”

Mexico City. The outlook for Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is different and solid compared to the state it was in before the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so the next federal administration will consolidate the change, said Octavio Romero Oropeza, general director of the state-owned company. According to the reports that the oil company … Read more

OECD: job insecurity prevails in the tourism sector

OECD: job insecurity prevails in the tourism sector

Mexico City. Long working days, minimal income and long hours on public transport to get to their workplaces are the conditions faced by most workers in the tourism sector, who during their shifts must deal with the mood of vacationers or national and international travelers, say specialists consulted by The Day and global economic institutions. … Read more

Elisa Carrillo brings Danzatlán’s programming to 13 municipalities in the State of Mexico

Elisa Carrillo brings Danzatlán’s programming to 13 municipalities in the State of Mexico

Mexico City. With the aim of positioning dance among the public, the seventh edition of Danzatlán: International Dance Festival, will extend its artistic and academic programming to the municipalities of El Oro, Chalco, Ecatepec, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Jocotitlán, Almoloya de Juárez, Nepantla, Ocoyoacac, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Otumba, Lerma, Apaxco and Metepec, in addition to performances in Toluca, … Read more

Driven by services and industry, GDP grew 0.2% in the 2nd quarter

Driven by services and industry, GDP grew 0.2% in the 2nd quarter

Mexico City. The growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) confirmed the low dynamism of the Mexican economy, with a growth of 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2024, which brought annual growth to 1.1 percent in real terms, with figures adjusted for seasonality, revealed the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). According … Read more