Raúl Benítez Manaut, professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM): “U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit with Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O was due to an intense flow of capital that is entering Mexico. The Mexican peso has strengthened against the U.S. dollar. At the beginning of 2022, the peso was worth 22 to the dollar. In December 2023, it was worth 17 pesos to the dollar. More dollars are entering Mexico than leaving it, and there is a growing U.S. national security concern. Heavy investments are being made from China, for example, in the construction of the Mayan Train, in the automobile sector and in mining companies, such as ones that produce lithium. The United States is concerned about…”
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Banco de Ahorro y Credito Union
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Verisk Maplecroft
Richard Child
CEO,
Mattrix Group
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Partner,
Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP
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Chairman of the Board,
Ayucus
Desiree Green
Vice President,
Int’l Gov’t Affairs,
Prudential Financial
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Deputy Chairman & CEO
The Jamaica National Group
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Professor of Political Economy,
Georgetown University
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Attorney,
Carlton Fields
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Senior Fellow,
Inter-American Dialogue
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Aperture SC
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Florida International University
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