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Portrayed as a Machiavellian villain by some and a visionary reformer by others, few figures in modern Mexican political history generate the controversy of Carlos Salinas. Considered Mexico's most modern [...]

In any resume of Latin American achievement during the last 10 years, it is impossible to leave out Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Though vilified in his home country, [...]

State-owned oil company YPFB Exec Pres Carlos Salinas Estenssoro is convinced that the firm's next round of privatization will take a different route from that of the initial round of capitalization that Bolivia undertook in 1997. The government was accused of selling Empresas Petrolera Chaco to Amoco and Empresa Petrolera Andina to a consortium at prices that were lower than their true value. For instance, Pluspetrol, a member of the group that acquired Andina, reportedly bid $186 million, an amount which is 70% higher than what the group paid for the firm.

Former Mexican Pres Carlos Salinas de Gortari opined that Mexican economic and market transformations can be attributed to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA has allowed Mexico to carry over its globalization scheme which is necessary for economic development. He also believes that the free trade agreement also helps Mexico to diversify its trade relations to other regions in the world such as Europe and enabled the country to become part of the Asian Pacific Economic Council., Following repeated attempts through several channels, the awaited response from Dublin finally came across a crystal-clear phone line one morning in early April: 'This is Carlos Salinas,' began the calm [...]

With an unfriendly neighbour, Mexico needs to strengthen itself ALMOST 25 years ago a Mexican president, Carlos Salinas, took a historic decision. He decreed that his country's future lay in [...]

PepsiCo. Inc. sustained major losses in its bid to conquer the Latin American market in 1992. As of the 3rd qtr. of 1996, the company had lost $176 million in its international beverage business. Their failure is attributed to a number of factors which include the effects of the Mexican peso crisis, adoption of a go-for-broke strategy in entering the market and failure to consider the unique characteristics of Latin American consumers., Mexico 1992. The international media was showering praise on President Carlos Salinas de Gortari for bringing his nation out of the Third World, and big business was raising champagne glasses [...]

Mexican Pres. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon has vowed to deepen the economic liberalization that was championed by the outgoing Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Zedillo, who emerged as winner of Mexico's Aug. 21, 1994 presidential elections, has made several contributions to the country's economy while serving as secretary of planning and budget from 1988-1992. The Yale-bred economist's election could favor Petroleos Mexicanos' continued reform, but the rate of change is still in question., George Grayson, professor of government at the College of William and Mary, Virginia, discusses the way that the new Mexican president's commitment to further economic reforms could impact on Pemex [...]

The Mexican government began conducting a comprehensive modernization and publlic sector reorganization program in 1993 to finance the operation of over 1,100 state-owned entities. This initiative included a privatization program which has led to the sale of more than 900 enterprises, 400 of which were privatized during the term of Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Mexico's privatization efforts, as of 1994, are geared toward infrastructure services such as roads, ports, water treatment, electric power and telecommunications., HISTORY Mexico has long been at the forefront of privatization in Latin America. In 1983, the state faced financial crisis and lacked the resources to operate more than 1,100 state-owned [...]

Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has announced that one of the goals of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), currently being negotiated with the United States and Canada, [...]

The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, the US, and Mexico presents several strategic implications for Canada. International Trade Canada Economic and Trade Analysis Div Dir Michael Hart believes that a NAFTA would be more effective than any bilateral agreement because of the greater potential for North American integration. Richard Lipsey believes that the best way to create a NAFTA would be to extract a core agreement from the existing US-Canada free trade agreement, to which Mexico and other countries would accede., Canada United States Mexico: Trade Policy Options On June 11, 1990, Mexican and U.S. Presidents Carlos Salinas de Gortari and George Bush committed their administrations to negotiate a bilateral trade [...]

In 1992, then President of Mexico Carlos Salinas oversaw the split of state-run oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) from one behemoth energy company into four divisions: crude exploration, natural gas [...]

Some analysts have erroneously accused the Russian government of under selling state companies but they were sold according to the profits they were expected to make. The voucher investment funds scheme failed because control and supervision of the funds was inadequate. Wider ownership of the privatised companies is more likely to occur in the future. Some observers have considered privatisation deals have failed to increase investments but the economic conditions in Russia must be settled first. The decline in production was due to lack in demand and not the privatisation programme., Along with Margaret Thatcher and Carlos Salinas, Anatoly Chubais stands out as one of the world's greatest privatisers, The former Russian First Deputy Prime Minister below mounts a powerful defence [...]

The gas explosions which left more than 200 persons killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, forced top officials of the Mexican state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to enforced much-awaited changes in the operations of the company. Mexican Pres Carlos Salinas de Gortari also ordered a restructuring of PEMEX management. Safety, efficiency and profitability are the primary reasons behind the changes. Additionally, Mexico wants the US to see the country's readiness in addressing environmental concerns that are a thorny issue in the talks to draft the proposed North American Trade Agreement., George Grayson reports from Mexico City on the aftermath of the Guadalajara disaster. He finds big changes at Pemex and movement on Nafta THE BLACK WEDNESDAY tragedy in Guadalajara in [...]

Mexico's economy is poised for substantial growth following the surge in domestic demand and the expected ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The growth of the Mexican stock market canbe attributed to the economic and political reforms of Pres Carlos Salinas de Gortiari. The equities market gained by 100% in 1988, 71% in 1989, 37% in 1990 and 120% in 1991 and yet further growth is realizable in several undervalued companies. Some of the potentially profitable Mexican equities are presented.

North of south TIMING is often everything in politics. For several crucial months in 1993 the then Mexican president, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, managed to restrain the Chiapas uprising and [...]

Mexico's love-hate relationship with former President Carlos Salinas Dear Roving Reporter, Occasionally, over a business meeting or at a party, I am forced onto the dangerous topic of former Mexican [...]

MEXICO CITY MURDER? Illicit enrichment? Mexican prosecutors have charged Raul Salinas, the jailed brother of ex-President Carlos Salinas, with both-but have not yet proved either in court, and may never [...]