Mexico: Investing amid cartel wars and social unrest
By DW
10 August 2023 |
7:49 am
News out of Mexico has recently been dominated by social problems and drug cartel wars, yet multinational corporations are investing in the country like never before. So what makes the country attractive to investors?
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