Mexico
Head of State
Mexico’s Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa became president on 1 December 2006, replacing Vicente Fox who held the position since 2000. Calderón was president of the National Action Party’s (PAN) youth movement in his early twenties. He served as a local representative in the legislative assembly in the federal chamber of deputies. In 1995 he ran for governor of Michaocán. He served as secretary of energy from 2003 to 2004.He was born in Morelia, Mexico on 18 August 1962. He received his bachelor’s degree in law from Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and a master’s degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México as well as a master’s in public administration from Harvard University. He is married to Margarita Zavala.
Source: www.g20.utoronto.ca
Latest
27/03/2009
After a State visit to the UK next week, President Calderon will attend the London Summit to meet with the G20 leaders, to support the need of transparency in the International financial institutions, says El Economista.23/03/2009
In an interview in Excelsior, the British Ambassador to Mexico said world leaders attending the London Summit must show the coordinated efforts they are making to overcome the economic downturn and support the global economy.CNNExpansion.com reported that the world's leading economies would reform the regulation and supervision institutions of their financial systems, to avoid future crises. Banks expect a stronger new regulation – but the challenge would be to design new financial schemes to prevent another financial crisis, without restricting the supply of credit.
17/03/2009
Excelsior reported that Mexico has been invited to join the Financial Stability Forum and the Basel Committee, which give the country a leading voice in the reform of the international financial system. This represents international recognition that the economic policies implemented by the Mexican financial authorities are in line with the new global financial system which will be discussed further at the London Summit. 12/03/2009
Excelsior reports that President Calderon saying that 'protectionism is not the right answer, it is the wrong answer'. He added that to restore economic recovery, it is necessary to support free trade and avoid protectionism. Protectionism is one of the main issues to be discussed in the agenda of the G20 in the London Summit in April, it said.
02/03/2009
'The Mexican peso is undervalued and the fundamentals of the economy are healthy', Mexican Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said to reporters during a meeting of Ibero-American financial officials according to Excelsior. In the meeting, ministers analysed the current economic crisis and discussed the agenda for the London Summit, it said.
24/02/2009
El Sol de Mexico reported that Italian legislators on an official visit to Mexico called their counterparts to actively cooperate with other democratic nations to avoid protectionism and to act as liaison between the G-8 and the G-20 countries, in order to fight poverty and to improve global development.
11/02/09
06/02/09
President Felipe Calderón has emphasised the importance of finishing the negotiation of Doha Development Round to restore the world economic growth - www.notimex.com.mx
He estimated that Mexico would overcome the economic downturn by the end of 2009, but emphasised the need to push structural reforms and intensify action on those that had already been carried out - El Universal.
Mexico
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown answered questions from the media at the end of the London Summit, 2 April 2009.
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Miliband on the challenges facing the G20 and the new digital diplomacy
Global plan for recovery and reform
02/04/2009
The official communique issued at the close of the G20 London Summit.
Joint declaration with Mexican President
In a joint declaration Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Mexican President Felipe Calderon committed to 'a continued effort to ensure a swift and strong recovery, stimulating our economies in the most effective ways possible in coordination with other key economies across the globe.'
Women's Day debate
Minster for Women and Equalities, Harriet Harman answers some of your questions on the need for women's voices to be heard in the run up to the London Summit.
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