As Mexico strides into 2024, it encounters a significant economic slowdown paired with an anticipated growth of 2.2 percent. Meanwhile, a surge in federal spending has escalated the national budget deficit to about 6 percent of the GDP. Since 1988, this represents the largest fiscal gap, pushing the nation toward possible drastic spending cuts or […]
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