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September 2, 2024
Mexico | Remittances contract, US employment and exchange rate create volatility
Remittances have been volatile over the past five months. Increases have been reported in two of them (April and June, even months) and declines in three months (March, May and July, odd months). In August, the peso depreciated 5.4%, so the next remittance report is expected to show growth.
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August 30, 2024
Mexico | 23 urban municipalities concentrate 10 million poor (17.4% of the total)
This report presents the multidimensional poverty for municipalities in Mexico between 2010 and 2020. The study reveals a decline in poverty levels across 70.3% of the municipalities, though it also identifies significant variations in urban areas and highlights shortcomings in health services and educational coverage.
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August 29, 2024
Mexico | Profile of Mexican migrants in the United States
It is estimated that 12.3 million Mexican migrants reside in the world. 97.0%, more than 12 million, reside in the United States. This makes Mexico the second most important country of origin. 1 in 23 migrants worldwide are of Mexican origin.
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August 8, 2024
Latam | An Analysis of Environmental Assistance from the United States
This report examines the trends in U.S. development aid, focusing on the share allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean. It also analyzes how resources have been directed towards environmental issues, comparing the approaches of Presidents Trump and Biden.
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August 1, 2024
Mexico | Remittances in June reach a historic high, 6,213 million dollars in a month
The depreciation of the Mexican peso (MXN) against the dollar (USD) of 7.6% in June may partly explain this observed increase in remittances. Mexicans abroad take advantage of this temporary rise to send more dollars, which translates into more pesos for their relatives.
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July 2, 2024
Mexico | How poor is the population that is in labor poverty?
In the 2024-I quarter, on average, the population in labor poverty was able to cover only 42.3% of the food basket with their labor income. In Baja California, Guerrero and Oaxaca, people in labor poverty can purchase less than 1/3 of the food basket.
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July 1, 2024
Mexico | Remittances: second fall of the year, despite the effect of Mother's Day
In the last 5 years, the effect of “Mother's Day” drove the arrival of 6.5% more remittances in the month of May, compared to the trend marked by the adjacent months of April and June. In 2024, this translates into an amount close to 364 million more dollars in remittances.
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June 6, 2024
Mexico | From 2004 to 2021, coverage of ATMs increased from 28 to 62 per 100,000 adults
Financial inclusion has four pillars, one of them has to do with “access”, generally it is seen as the supply of financial products; therefore, this note presents information on the coverage of traditional mechanisms that the population has to access multiple banking.
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June 3, 2024
Mexico | After a drop in March, remittances grow 8.3% in the month of April
After the start of the pandemic in the US, the Latino employed population had a more dynamic recovery, and by November 2021, 19 months after its lowest point, it had already been able to recover to its pre-pandemic levels. In contrast, the non-Latino population recovered until January 2023, 33 months later.
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