Juan José Sierra Álvarez, president of Coparmex, recently stated that one of the challenges in Mexico and Latin America is confronting the polarization and deepening of political and social divisions, the reduction of spaces for dialogue and consensus-building, which makes democracy more vulnerable.
Other business and political voices concurred. And there is something more, as Lorenzo Gómez Gamboa, managing partner and strategic and financial consultant at the consulting firm Xpecta Digital, along with his colleague José Antonio Aragón, analyzed before members of the Lomas Business Club: the López Obrador factor.
In national politics, Mexico’s challenges are: “concentration of power and democratic erosion; a politicized judiciary; weakening due to electoral reform and polarization; pressure on civil society and reporters; territorial control and violence; collusion, impunity, and cover-ups; lack of confidence in private investment; and the specter of AMLO.”
They added that in local politics, the challenges include assassinations and intimidation, institutional failures (mayors and local police), the weakness of local governments due to austerity measures and the concentration of executive power, and disillusionment with Morena.
Gómez Gamboa pointed out that the agenda is led by the federal government’s response to accusations against members of Morena; Mexico-US cooperation on security, migration, and the fight against drug trafficking; Plan México; the management of public finances, government spending, and fiscal consolidation; the effects of the renegotiation of the USMCA and the electoral reform in general and with Morena’s allies; and the election process and results. Of course, there is also the financial burden of state-owned enterprises, organized crime, impunity, and a weak justice system, among other issues.
Faced with AI, digitalization, and consumer demand, Iké Asistencia already manages 16.7 percent of its services digitally and provides more than 12 million services annually in Latin America with 94 percent efficiency and user satisfaction exceeding 93 percent… Rotoplas Water Services, owned by Juan Pablo Rodríguez; Bebbia and the Placemaking Foundation proposed that a portion of purchases and new subscriptions be used to finance rainwater harvesting systems for public sports facilities.
Source: milenio
