AMLO announces investment – but is it enough?

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

As President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico announces investment in Mexican infrastructure, our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson questions whether the measures will go far enough to sufficiently stimulate the economy to recovery.

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What happened?

At one of his regular daily press conferences on 30 November Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced joint infrastructure projects with the private sector totalling MXN 228bn (US$11.3bn).

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AMLO announces investment – but is it enough?