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Mexico is writing rules for medical marijuana

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 7, 2017
Regulators have until the end of the year figure out a definition of medical marijuana, who can produce it and who can buy it.
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World Bank offers lifeline to developing countries hit by catastrophes

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 7, 2017
The World Bank has just issued $360 million in so-called “catastrophe bonds” in collaboration with Mexico. Global investors snapped up the bonds — the first issued directly by the World Bank — which will help Mexico cover emergency relief costs in the event of a major hurricane or earthquake, should one hit. 
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How a business tycoon cashed in on the Mexican Revolution

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Jul 26, 2017
You may not have heard of him, but the Tennessee farm boy was once the richest man in Mexico.
Mexico City in 1912.
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How NAFTA renegotiations could threaten America’s love affair with tequila

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 24, 2017
Happy National Tequila day!
Patron is the go-to brand of tequila for 15 percent of millennials. 
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Sharing water across borders can get complicated — and expensive

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 21, 2017
At the U.S.-Mexico border, two of the region's largest urban areas share a water source — and it's become a race to the bottom.
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U.S.-owned factories in Mexico welcome the prospect of NAFTA changes

by Lorne Matalon
Jun 27, 2017
Maquila owners say the current version makes it a harder to operate in Mexico compared to the U.S.
Alberto Martinez welds steel at a maquila owned by Metal Industries of Florida.
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Ford moving compact car production to China

by Adam Allington
Jun 21, 2017
Starting in 2019 Ford will export small cars from China to the U.S.
Focus compact cars are offered for sale at a dealership in Chicago, Illinois.
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Immigrants around the world sent $445 billion back to their home countries last year

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 15, 2017
It’s not just Mexico and the U.S. that are affected by remittances, the UN reports.
It's not just U.S. money that makes its way around the globe in remittances. 
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Will you be paying more for sugar this year?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 9, 2017
With price of sugar going up, more candy could be produced outside of the U.S.
Is your baking about to get more expensive due to the new sugar deal?
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Natural gas exports from U.S. to Mexico skyrocket

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 7, 2017
The amount of natural gas flowing to Mexico quadrupled in recent years.
A Sempra natural gas pipeline crosses the U.S.-Mexico border near the Otay Mesa community in San Diego, California. Homes in the background are in Mexico.
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