General News

Jalisco’s Secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a Latin American hub for the prestigious university and kindle foreign and domestic investment for groundbreaking companies.

 

As agriculture in Jalisco has modernized in recent years, U.S. manufacturers have ratcheted up exports of high-tech farm equipment to their southern neighbors.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 39,686.45 an increase of 523.96 points from Thursday, August 29, 2013.

New rules imposed by the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) to open the domestic beer market to microbreweries will not affect two mayor convenience stores, the CFC admitted last week. The law limits the exclusivity agreements long-favored by Mexico’s beer duopoly in bars, restaurants and stores, but will not impact sales in OXXO and Extra stores.

In the coming days, the first shipment of high-quality tequila made from 100 percent blue agave will make its ways across the Pacific Ocean on its journey to China.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 41,458.16 a decrease of 971.95 points from Thursday, August 15, 2013.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 39,162.49 a decrease of 2,295.67 points from Thursday, August 22, 2013.

The National Institute for Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reports 11 months of deceleration of the Mexican economy, with numbers from May showing a 0.03 percent decline from April’s figures.