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☆ Tesla plans to announce Mexico EV plant as soon as next week -Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is finalizing plans to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in an industrial area of northeastern Mexico and may announce the factory as early as next week, Bloomberg News reported late Friday. The plant will be located in Santa Catarina in Monterrey city, the capital of Nuevo Leon state in Mexico, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. It is unclear what models Tesla would produce in the Mexican factory or when it would begin production, Bloomberg said. Two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters in October that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk was considering investing in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, which borders Texas. Musk held a meeting in the state with Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia along with other local officials, and Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, one of the sources said.

☆ World Cup going from compact to super-sized in 2026
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The last time Mexico (1986) and the United States (1994) hosted a World Cup there were 24 teams. The 32-team World Cup in Qatar has a total of 64 matches, completed in 29 days, and, for now, the 2026 finals will be 80 games over 32 days. More matches, however, would mean more television rights money and, as the World Cup brings in some 90% of FIFA's revenue, its leaders will be tempted. The World Cup in Qatar has earned $7.5 billion in rights and sponsorship revenue, one billion more than the 2018 finals in Russia, FIFA said last month. One sponsor almost certainly looking forward to 2026 is Budweiser, the official beer of the World Cup, who had the taps at stadiums turned off by Qatari officials just days before the start.

☆ USMNT’s youth and talent at Qatar 2022 bodes well for 2026 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

The Netherlands knocked the USMNT out of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Qatar is the first Islamic country to host a World Cup.

☆ England take unbeaten record against African teams into Senegal clash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DOHA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - England will take an unbeaten record against African opposition into Sunday’s World Cup last-16 clash against Senegal – the first meeting between the two countries. It will be England’s 21st clash against an African team, the last coming in March against Senegal’s regional rivals Ivory Coast, who a second-string England easily beat 3-0 at Wembley. Morocco were England's first African opponents at a World Cup in 1986 when a 0-0 draw at Monterrey proved a breakthrough result for African football. England beat Egypt at the 1990 World Cup in Cagliari and Tunisia twice in the 1998 and 2018 editions. If any England players need advice on scoring against an African team ahead of Sunday's clash they need look no further than their manager Gareth Southgate.

☆ GM Mexico head sees country missing electric vehicle target for 2030
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kylie Madry | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov 16 (Reuters) - General Motors' Mexico head Francisco Garza foresees just 15% of the vehicles produced in the country in 2030 as being electric, missing the goal given by Mexican officials, he said Wednesday. GM is already in talks with the Mexican government at local, state and federal levels to boost EV production, Garza said. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and other officials have repeatedly touted that Mexico is on track to meet or even exceed the goal of turning 50% of automotive production electric by 2030. However, Garza said Wednesday the government's official goal was to reach 30% of production by 2030. A spokesperson for the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) told Reuters the goal was between 30% and 50%.

☆ Mexico name injured Jimenez in World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Mexico coach Gerardo Martino named striker Raul Jimenez in his squad travelling to the World Cup in Qatar as he continues his recovery from injury problems. Jimenez, 31, has only played four matches this season for Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers after sustaining knee and groin injuries. Real Betis midfielder Andres Guardado will lead Mexico in his fifth World Cup after becoming his country's most capped international. Mexico will be without Sevilla forward Jesus Corona due to an ankle injury and youngsters Santiago Gimenez and Diego Lainez did not make the cut. Mexico play Sweden in their last warm-up match on Wednesday before heading to Qatar where they are in Group C along with Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.

☆ Mexico's president dismisses mass protest against electoral overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An areal view shows people protesting against the electoral reform proposed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and in support of the National Electoral Institute (INE), in Monterrey, Mexico, November 13, 2022. "They did it in favor of corruption, in favor of racism, classism, discrimination," Lopez Obrador said in a regular news conference. Lopez Obrador, has long criticized the country's electoral authorities, including accusing them of helping to engineer his defeats when he ran for the presidency in 2006 and 2012. The president argues his plan will make the INE more democratic by allowing the public to vote for its board. Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Those pledges include making steep cuts in climate-warming emissions within this decade and contributing to hundreds of billions of dollars needed each year by developing nations already struggling to cope with the impacts of climate change. That could also complicate the talks among government ministers on the so-called cover decisions - which make up the core political deal from the two-week summit. "We haven't seen huge solidarity between the developed and developing countries" but instead "disappointing commitments and action this year, which has dented trust." Developing nations have demanded that COP27 agree to launch a special fund to address loss and damage. The United States and other rich nations are wary of this idea, saying these rapid funds are better channeled through existing programs.

☆ Mexican carrier Aeromexico expands routes to Europe, Asia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Mexican airline Aeromexico (AEROMEX.MX) is expanding its flights to Europe and reestablishing a route to Asia, the company said on Monday. Beginning March 25, the airline will launch a new route to Rome from Mexico City, offering three weekly flights and expanding to five by June 1, it said in a statement. The additions will increase the airline's flights to Europe by 20% over the 2022 summer season, the company said. The carrier said it will begin flying daily to Tokyo on March 25, after having discontinued the route three years ago. Restoring the Category 1 rating would allow Mexican carriers such as Aeromexico to add new flights to the United States.

☆ Cheaper homes and a strong dollar are driving Americans to move abroad. Here are 6 cities around the world where you can live on $1,000 a month or less.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Pembe Bilir | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

More and more Americans are looking to take advantage of a strong dollar and cheaper homes abroad. An apartment in the city center and living expenses would set you back $670 a month. A one-bedroom apartment outside the city center and living expenses would set you back around $940 per month. If you wanted an apartment in the center, it would cost you around $1,150 a month, including living expenses. Here, you can get a one-bedroom apartment outside of the center and cover living expenses for just over $920 a month, Numbeo said.

☆ Tesla's Musk eyes potential investment in Mexican border state -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk is considering investing in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, which borders Texas, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Musk recently held a meeting in the state with Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia along with other local officials and Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, one of the sources said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA spokesperson for the Nuevo Leon government declined to comment. Musk's visit to Nuevo Leon was originally reported by Mexican media. Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, has its own lane at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in Nuevo Leon to facilitate trade for local suppliers, the state government said in August.

☆ FEMSA's fintech arm eyes 10 million users in Mexico by 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Spin by Oxxo, the financial technology initiative launched by Mexican bottler and retailer Femsa, is set to reach 10 million users by 2023, up from four million currently, Spin's Director General Asensio Carrion told Reuters. Spin by Oxxo, which has been financed with internal funds, has quickly become a major player in Mexican fintech. For comparison, Latin America's largest fintech Nubank has about 2.1 million customers in the country, while local player Stori aims to hit the two million client mark by 2023. Mexico's Grupo Financiero Banorte, in its second-quarter results, said it had 6.7 million digital clients. The company has more than 20,600 Oxxo stores across Latin America, and has plans to increase the number by 50% over the next decade.

☆ Mexican opposition lawmaker says he was target of Pegasus spyware
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Daina Beth Solomon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Federal lawmaker Basave from the center-left Citizens' Movement in the wealthy northern city of Monterrey said an analysis from leading cyber watchdog Citizen Lab found Pegasus on his phone in September 2021. Pegasus belongs to Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, which typically only sells the software to governments or law enforcement. When asked about Basave's case, NSO Group said Citizen Lab investigations are not able to differentiate between NSO tools and other cyber intelligence software. Citizen Lab said it rejects that assertion. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Amazon Mexico cloud unit to open 'local zone' in early 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/IllustrationMEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), will open a local hub in the first quarter to boost bandwidth for its clients, the cloud computing unit's director for Mexico Luis Velasco said on Wednesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAWS Mexico will also open new offices in Guadalajara and Monterrey in the first three months of 2023, Velasco said. Totalplay, a telecoms firm owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas, will provide consulting for AWS' cloud services, said Fernando Zamora, Totalplay's director of products and marketing, at the conference. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Valentine Hilaire; editing by Cassandra Garrison and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A new generation of narcos is rising in Mexico, and they're bringing a new style of music to celebrate their exploits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Luis Chaparro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new generation of narcos are taking over in some of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups. They're bringing some changes to the drug trade, including new music to celebrate their exploits. "This music was a consequence of the Sinaloa Cartel's plugs [contacts] in Atlanta, where Trap music first went viral," a Flechas commander told Insider. The songs provide a different — and maybe more accurate — version of what is happening inside Mexico's criminal underworld, Ramírez added. At the top of this new generation of narcos are the "narco juniors" who are following their fathers into the business.

Doar patru partide dintre cele 22 de formațiuni și blocuri electorale înregistrate de CEC au inclus femei pe prima poziție în listăDintre cele 22 de partide și blocuri electorale (plus un candidat independent), doar patru formațiuni au inclus pe prima poziție în lista electorală o femeie. În această perioadă, a fost guvernatoare alternativă la FMI pentru Moldova și guvernatoare la Banca Mării Negre pentru Comerț și Dezvoltare. În data de 17 noiembrie 2004, Mariana Durleșteanu a fost numită în funcția de ambasadoare a R. Moldova în Regatul Unit. În data de 31 martie 2008, Mariana Durleșteanu a fost numită în funcția de ministră a finanțelor în noul guvern format de Zinaida Greceanîi. Mariana Durleșteanu a fost candidata la funcția de prim-ministră din partea coaliției PSRM-Partidul ȘOR, însă Maia Sandu a respins candidatura.

Persons: Mariana Durleșteanu, Grosu, Grosu Vremeș, Olga Afanas, Afanas, ., Vladimir Voronin, Zinaida Greceanîi, Maia Sandu, Svetlana Chesari Organizations: CEC, Alianța, Unirea Românilor, Partidul Verde Ecologist, Dreptății, Științe, Universității Babeș - Bolyai, Universitatea Westminster, Finanțelor, Sectorului Privat, FMI, Millennium, ONU, BM, Volkswagen Pasat, Partidul, Partidul Politic Locations: Victoria, Italia, Lozova, Strășeni, Chişinău, Spania, Roma, Chișinău, Cluj - Napoca, Bled, Slovenia, Londra, Moldova, Negre, Economii, . Moldovagaz, Monterrey, Regatul Unit, București

☆ Endava anunță achiziția companiei americane Levvel LLC
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Compania de software britanică Endava a anunțat astăzi achiziția companiei Levvel LLC, cu sediul central în Charlotte, Carolina de Nord, întărindu-și astfel capabilitățile de livrare „close to client” în America de Nord. Levvel deține un portofoliu orientat către zona de servicii financiare și plăți, logistică/mobilitate, TMT (tehnologie, media și telecom). Endava a înregistrat o capitalizare bursieră de 4,17 miliarde de dolari pe Bursa din New York, în data de 31 martie 2021. Clienții Endava activează în industriile de Plăți, Servicii Financiare, TMT (Tehnologie, Media si Telecom), Bunuri de Consum, Logistică și Medicală. Levvel are sediul central în Charlotte, Carolina de Nord și birouri în New York, Raleight, Atlanta și Monterrey Mexic.

Persons: Levvel, Endava Organizations: Endava, Levvel, Magazine, FIVE, Media, enterprise, Google, IBM, Red Hat, Early Locations: Charlotte, Carolina de Nord, America de Nord, Levvel, Statele Unite, Statele Unite ale Americii, Inc, Mexic, New York, Telecom, Europa de Vest, România, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia de Nord, Slovenia, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Columbia, Raleight, Atlanta, Monterrey Mexic, Hashicorp, Finxact, Plaid, and

☆ Tigres Monterrey a făcut istorie. A câștigat Liga Campionilor Confederaţiei Americii de Nord, Centrale şi Caribilor
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tigres Monterrey a câştigat pentru prima dată în istorie, Liga Campionilor Confederaţiei Americii de Nord, Centrale şi Caribilor. Tigres s-a văzut condusă din minutul 61 după golul reușit de Diego Rossi. Fostul internațional francez, Andre-Pierre Gignac, a marcat golul decisiv în minutul 84. După acest succes, Tigres va evolua la Cupa Mondială a cluburilor, care ar trebui să se desfăşoare în Qatar. Competiţia, programată iniţial în această lună, a fost amânată pentru perioada 1-11 februarie 2021, din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus.

Persons: Diego Rossi, californiene, Hugo Ayala, Andre, Pierre Gignac Organizations: Liga Campionilor, Los, Los Angeles FC, Tigres, Cupa Mondială, Competiţia, neozeelandez, neozeelandez Auckland City, Ligii Campionilor, Bayern Munchen, câştigătoare Locations: Monterrey, Americii de Nord, Centrale, Orlando, Los Angeles, Qatar, neozeelandez Auckland, America de Sud

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