Live & Work In Paradise
Please enjoy this reprint of a classic essay from Alex Green, author of one of my favorite books I read this year, “Beyond Wealth”. It confirms what many have always suspected about what makes up happy or content in life. Turns Out Relationships Matter Most In Life Why do some folks look back on their [...]
Medical tourism campaign targets residents of cities with large Mexican immigrant populations; local tour group taking part By Deborah L. Shelton and Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune reporters December 15, 2011 Banking on worries over rising health costs in the U.S., government and hospital officials in Mexico City are courting Chicagoans searching for affordable medical care. On Wednesday, [...]
Mexico is rapidly becoming a hot spot for international-based automakers. Nissan Motor Company, one of the top automakers in Japan, is planning to invest $2 billion in building a new plant in the country. The world-renown automaker plans to increase its growth opportunities in Mexico, targeting larger cities in the country as key markets. [...]
Mexico will begin to use one of its greatest natural resources more efficiently following the announcement of President Felipe Calderon unveiling the building of various natural gas pipelines all over the country. With Mexico holding the world’s fourth largest reserves of shale gas, such extensive development will not be an issue in the near future. [...]
Mexican President Calderon and his government continue to find means to help promote and boost the economy of his country. One plausible option was to sign a free trade agreement with other countries, which happened last Monday along with other leaders in Central America. The Mexico and Central America Free Trade Agreement was signed [...]
THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC REALITY First: A reality check on MexicoMexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements the U.S.A. cannot use direct protectionism, so it is content to allow the media to play this [...]
Lake Chapala, Mexico November 30, 2011 In response to website feedback and lots of direct questions about insurance in Mexico from future and current expats living in Mexico, Gringos in Paradise (.com.mx) will host 3 insurance seminars in the Lake Chapala region of Mexico this weekend. The primary focus of the information seminars will be [...]
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)–Unemployment in Mexico fell in October from a year earlier, and was also down from September in seasonally adjusted terms, the National Statistics Institute, or Inegi, said Friday. Inegi said unemployment last month was 5%, compared with 5.7% in October 2010. The rate was below the 5.6% median estimate of eight economists [...]
These are some great statistics and good local information to check out and reveal the truth behind the headlines related to how safe Mexico really is. When you take the border drug war statistics out of the equation where the vast majority of violent crime occurs between warring drug gangs, you may be surprised to [...]
Gringo’s in Paradise sometimes finds articles written by others that we want to share with you. The article below was written by Simon Black at Sovereign Man. Whether you agree with the state of the Union, the article does get you to consider the idea of investing outside of the United States, and diversifying your [...]
Occupy Wall Street, if nothing else, is definitely shaking the trees throughout our nation. Change certainly seems likely, but what kind of change? We want new leaders with strong moral fiber who can stand up to the seduction of enormous private donations by prevailing interest groups and corporations. But what mere mortal has the kind [...]
Jorge Castaneda, Mexico’s former foreign minister and a professor at New York University, talks to the Globe and Mail’s editorial board about Mexico’s drug war, the country’s upcoming election in 2012, and its relationship with Canada. Q: From your perspective has President Felipe Calderon’s military initiative against the drug cartels been successful? COLIN ROBERTSON [...]
This week’s G8 summit will raise the big issues of the day – the Middle East; assistance to Japan – and Canada will be asked to play its part. But bigger than any one summit is Canada’ strategic orientation to world affairs. Will we be self-interested realists or altruists? And on which regions should we [...]
STEPHEN CLARKSON AND MATTO MILDENBERGER From Friday’s Globe and Mail The paradox of North America’s skewed development is that, although Canada and Mexico make extraordinarily large contributions to America’s economic strength, homeland security and international effectiveness, they have virtually no influence in Washington’s corridors of power. Starting with the economic realm, Canada and Mexico are the United [...]
