Economics

Zero-Growth Year Is Price AMLO Pays for Mexican ‘Transformation’

  • Economists have been trimming their 2020 growth estimates
  • AMLO’s goal of sustained 4% expansion seems out of reach
Andres Manuel Lopez ObradorPhotographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s first year as president was a lost one for Mexico’s economy. Looking ahead, 2020 may not be much better.