| Headline: Can Fox’s reforms outwit opponents? Source: Euromoney Date: September 2000 Author: Andrea Mandel-Campbell more on Latin America more on Mexico The policy team of new Mexican president Vicente Fox has thought of everything. An impressive set of reforms covering the central bank, capital markets, the fiscal deficit, the energy sector and judiciary are all laid out ready. But can they be got through congress and made to work free from interference and corruption? Mexico is facing one of the biggest make or break periods in its history, writes Andrea Mandel-Campbell
The country’s once staid political climate has suddenly turned interesting since the charismatic new president-elect swept to a surprise victory in a July 2 presidential vote. |