Exploit the panic to buy Mexico on the cheap

With civil unrest and a shrinking economy, investors have been fleeing Mexico. But don’t rush for the exits, says James McKeigue. Mexico should still reward bold investors.

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Pea Nieto is reforming Mexico's economy

Rioting protesters, a shrinking economy it's little wonder international investors are fleeing Mexico. It's all a rude awakening for Enrique Pea Nieto, a golden boy of Mexican politics, who until now, had enjoyed a honeymoon start to his presidency.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.