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Bureaucratic inefficiencies in Oaxaca
Posted in Baby Boomers, Featured, Living in Mexico, Mexico Economy, Oaxaca, Retirement, Tourism on 13 October 2008

Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.
Whether it’s getting your car license plates, going to the bank or to pay your phone bill, attending at IMSS to see a doctor through the federal health insurance plan, or simply trying to negotiate your way through traffic, you can’t help but be affected by the bureaucratic inefficiencies in Oaxaca.
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US Financial Crisis Slams Mexico: Peso Has Greatest Decline in a Decade
Posted in Featured, Headline, Mexico Economy on 7 October 2008

Mexico’s economy took a major hit Monday as the peso dropped 3.9 percent to 11.7115 per dollar, the largest decline since October 1997, according to Bloomberg.com.  Bloomberg also reports that since reaching a six year high on August 4th, the peso has fallen 16%. One of the main causes of the decline is the government [...]