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Foreign Direct Investment up 14% in first quarter

49% of the FDI came from the United States of America.

México one of top 20 fishing countries

México was ranked 16th in the world in 2010.

Amnesty International: Calderón ignored human rights

The report said México’s criminal justice system is seriously flawed with 98% of its crimes going unpunished.

Peña Nieto presents his National Development Plan

Nieto’s PND included the commitments made by the government in the Pact for México.

México’s exports directly benefit only a limited few

Small and medium size enterprises represent only 9.0% of the value of exported of goods.

Mexicans question the country’s law enforcement

Less than 15% of the county’s population trusts México’s law enforcement system.

Fungal disease wiping out coffee farms

The fungal disease, la roya, is decimating thousands of coffee farms across México and Central America.

México ranks 13th in worldwide software piracy

The piracy rate in México is 57%.

México’s tourism up 4% in 2012

Spending by national tourists was up 4.8%, while spending by international tourists was down 1.5%.

México opens world’s largest instant coffee factory

The factory will supply instant coffee to the Mexican, US, Central American, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Japanese markets.

PAN’s rift becomes public

The rift in the opposition party is over The Pact for México, the political pact PAN entered into with the government.

Pemex no longer 6th largest oil producer

Based upon its 2012 production numbers, the country now ranks number 9 in the world.

Hard Rock Café closes in México

The closure was prompted by the change in management of the Hard Rock brand.

Army Takes Over Michoacán State

An army general, Alberto Reyes Vaca, will take over as the state’s public security chief, overseeing military and police forces.

New police force to search for missing

The special unit will guarantee that the same investigators and forensic experts remain on the cases until they are completed.