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Each week, Damian Fraser and Eduardo García dissect Mexico’s most important business stories with global impact—and bring on a guest to explore a subject the headlines missed

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List of Episodes

Episode 75: Mexico’s Energy Infrastructure Needs; USMCA Outlook; Top 1H26 Stock Moves; Tulum; MIllionaires

Episode 74: Mercado Libre’s Mexico Strategy; News on Growth, Inflation, Renewables, and Sinda’s possible IPO

Episode 73: Mexico Private Equity; The Making of Mexico; World Cup, Education, Digital Payments, Stablecoins

Episode 72: Afore Coppel on Mexico’s pension future; demographic challenges; fintech deals with Clip and OXXO

Episode 71: Amazon Mexico Head Explains Strategy; Betterware’s Deal, FMTY Lands FIBRAMQ, and Televisa’s War

Episode 70: GM Mx Head on China to Mexico Shift, Slim Holds Court, AMX Investor Day, Banxico’s Reality Check

Episode 69: inDrive in Mexico; Evolving Mexico ESG; Moody’s D/G; Royal Caribbean blow & the MX-EU Trade Deal

Episode 68: BBVA Spark Opens Up; Doubts on SICC’s US$2bn Pharma “Investment” ;S&P Cuts Outlook; GAP Explains

Episode 67: OXIO’s Telecom Bet, New Deregulation Push and the Pawn Shop Boom deal

Episode 66: Nearshoring opportunities; AI-driven export boom; BlackRock cashing out in the GMéxico–Saavi deal

Episode 65: North America’s First World Cup; USMCA, Growth Woes, Piracy, AI Investment, and Fibra Battles

Episode 64: Vanguard on Mexico’s savings gap; food inflation; Plata; fracking; ice cream and motorcycles

Episode 63: Jumex in the USA; Chinese Carmakers; Telefónica Exits; Banxico Chief Under Fire

Episode 62: AWS at 20 – Mexico’s AI transition; Mexico’s economy?; Park Life IPO; e-commerce trends

Episode 61: AINDA on Mexico Infrastructure & Energy, Walmex Investor Day, PemBras?, and Casinos

Episode 60: La Oficina, Stripe in Mexico, Fibra Battles, Bankers Meet in Cancun

Episode 59: Mexico’s Pension Funds. Plus Fibra Monterrey, BBVA Mexico, Mexico’s Billionaires and Liga MX

Episode 58: Bitso Goes Beyond Crypto: Oil Shock Impact, Chico Pardo Profiles, and ARQ’s Fundraise & Rebrand

Episode 57: Creative Industries, Cartel Threats and Corporate Earnings

Episode 56: GBM; Canada–Mexico Ties; New Film Tax Credits; Aeromexico’s Cash Generation; Kavak Raise

Episode 55: Proof of Human in an AI world: Cash-to-Digital Payments; Crime Hits Investment

Episode 54: Homebuilding, Infrastructure Plan, BBVA’s Mexico Blowout, Workweek Reform, and Pemex

Episode 53: ZONAMACO Art Fair, Mexican Brands in the US, Grupo México – Mexico’s new MVP

Episode 52: Mexico’s Water Challenges & Solutions; Davos MIA; 2026 Financials, Energy & Mining Outlook

Episode 51: Autos, USMCA 2026 and Mexico’s Sector Outlook

Episode 50: Human Capital & Education, 2026 Outlook, Air Merger and Televisa Ownership Shuffle

Episode 49: Classical Music, Monterrey Smog, 2025 Highlights and Bread Wars

Episode 48: Inside MIP’s Rise, Behind HBO’s Chespirito, Alsea’s New QSR, and the AT&T–Televisa Plot

Episode 47: Binance’s Mexico Bet, Duncan Wood on USMCA Hearings, Bimbo at 80, and the 40-Hour Week Ahead

Episode 46: Banco Azteca; Treviño on Mexico’s Leadership Gaps; Protests Hit Highways; Fibra NEXT Follow-On

Episode 45: AI for Mexico Logistics, Gold Mine Drama, Mexico Rises to #1 US Buyer, Esentia IPO, ASUR Buys Big

Episode 44: Plata; sports teams; Esentia’s gas-pipeline IPO; and Kimberly-Clark

Episode 43: KIO; Natixis; GAP-CBX; ASUR; Aeromexico

Episode 42: Uber Mexico, Revolut, U.S. Bans Mexican Airlines, Credit Card Fees, and Mercado Libre

Episode 41: Finsus — Aeroméxico; Prolec Deal; Insurer VAT Truce, GM Mexico Tariff Boost; and Revolut

Episode 40: HR Ratings on Mexico & the U.S.; Mexico Tech Week; Mercado Libre; Plata; Orbia; and AFORES

Episode 39: Mexico Dealmaking, Arbitration & Amparos; Chico Pardo Wins Banamex; Bitso’s Free Stock Trading

Episode 38: Mexico & Robots, Capital One Bets on Mexico Nearshoring, Slim’s Pemex Ties, the $100K H1-B Visa

Episode 37: BanCoppel’s New Retail Strategy, Data-Center Power Constraints, Slim’s Rail Contract Wins

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Episode 36: VEMO’s Clean Mobility Bet Amidst Rising China Tariffs, New Femsa CEO, Herdez Spins Off Nutrisa

Episode 35: Didi’s Daring Mexico Bet, Klar Grabs Bineo, Esentia Energy Readies IPO

Episode 34: Mexico’s New Competition Rules

Episode 33: IMCO’s Moy on Mexico’s Economy

Episode 32: U.S.–Mexico Business History with Andrew Paxman; JAC and Giant Motors with Daniela Dib; and more

Episode 31: New regulatory framework for telecoms, big transfer deal, Banamex control, and Adidas

Episode 30: AmCham’s Carlos García on USMCA Outlook; Raúl Livas on Pemex Rescue, Walmex CEO Change and more

Episode 29: Inside Alsea’s Recipe for Growth — ASUR’s U.S. Pivot, and a Tariff Deal Delayed Again

Episode 28: Mexico’s Private Hospitals Scale Up, Fibra NEXT Debuts, Iberdrola Quits, Autos Struggle

Episode 27: Mexico’s AI Moment, More Tariff Turmoil, and Gentrification Fights in CDMX

Episode 26: Why Wall Street is Bullish on Mexico — while Lithium Flops

Episode 25: Stress Test for Mexico’s Banks, More Fintech Raises, and BYD Prefers Brazil

Episode 24: Dollar Stores, U.S. Treasury Accuses Mexican Financials, Tariff Deal, and Sports TV Shifts

Episode 23: Can New Rules Revive Mexico’s Energy Sector?

Episode 22: Educating Mexico: Failure fuels deep problems and some opportunities

Episode 21: Mercado Libre’s Mexico Gameplan – Plus Remittance Slide, Baseball’s Growth, Xinfra’s Capital Raise, & Prestamo Not So Feliz

Episode 20: Mexico’s Economic Outlook; Edtech Bets, US FinTechs extending microcredit

Episode 19: Biotech Hits the Fields: Mexico’s Farms, Nissan’s Future & Remittance Risks

Episode 18: Viva Aerobus’ secret for low-cost flying, Plan Mexico, and takeaways from the banking convention

Episode 17: Health Nearshoring, China’s Quiet Rise in CDMX, and Mexico’s Shorter Workweek

Episode 16: Mexico’s Water Crunch, Q1 Corporate Pulse, and telco law fight

Episode 15: Lucha Libre Goes Global: WWE’s Big Move, Chipotle-Alsea Deal, and CAME Bank Troubles

Episode 14: Kavak Cut, Nu Approved, Fuel Seized: Mexico Eyes U.S. Real Estate

Episode 13: Tulum Busts, the New Mexican Consumer, and (yet) more on tariffs

Episode 12: Mexico Equities Outlook, GDP Growth Cuts, Slim’s Succession Plans, WalMex Day, Bineo’s failure

Episode 11: Mexico Through the Eyes of U.S. Business

Episode 10: Mexico’s Investment Banking Challenges, New Energy Laws, Growth Downgrades

Episode 9: Highs and lows of Mexican farming; tariffs; and new finance minister

Episode 8: Mexico’s VC Landscape: Booming or Bust?

Episode 7: Shopping & Streaming: Mexico’s E-Commerce Battle and Netflix’s $1B Bet

Episode 6: From Mexico With Love: Mexican Entrepreneurs Winning Big in America

Episode 5: Mexican Investments, American realities

Episode 4: Super Bowl Special

Episode 3: Transfers, takeoffs and tariffs

Episode 2: Home Runs in Industrial Parks

Episode 1: Multinational challenges in Mexico

Episode Structure

First Half

Each episode begins with a detailed analysis of the most important news and trends in the Mexican business and finance sector. Damian and Eduardo dive into the topics that are shaping Mexico’s business ecosystem.

Second Half

In-depth interview and conversation with an important player in the Mexican ecosystem. Our guests chat with Damian and share their stories, challenges, strategies, and visions for the future of their industries.

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