Latinvex | Mexico Under Sheinbaum

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on October 1 in her first public act after assuming the presidency. (Photo: Mexico Presidency)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

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Mexico Under Sheinbaum

Experts share their insights on the outlook under Mexico’s new president.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Claudia Sheinbaum assumed Mexico’s presidency on October 1, 2024 for a six-year term, succeeding her sponsor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who had repeatedly disappointed local and foreign investors.

What is the outlook for Mexico business under Sheinbaum? Will she implement more business-friendly and pragmatic economic and energy policies than Lopez Obrador?

And what is the outlook for Mexico crime and security under Sheinbaum? Will she implement stricter security policies than Lopez Obrador, who famously advocated for “hugs, not bullets”?

Latinvex asked ten experts. Our panel:

Antonio Del Pino, Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Latin America Practice

Michael L. Fitzgerald, Partner, Corporate & Securities, Baker & McKenzie

Luis Rubio, Executive Partner in Holland & Knight’s Mexico City office.

Miguel López Forastier, Arbitration Partner, Covington & Burling

José E. Arvelo, Arbitration Of Counsel, Covington & Burling

Marcela Ruenes, Counsel, Latham & Watkins

Kimberly Breier, Senior Advisor on Public Policy, Covington & Burling

Lorena Montes de Oca, Latin America Policy Advisor, Covington & Burling

Falko Ernst, Senior Analyst in Mexico with Crisis Group

Jose Enrique Sevilla-Macip, Country Risk Analyst, S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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