Sheinbaum Allies Rush to Lure Private Infrastructure Investment as Economy Sputters

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, during the Association of Banks of Mexico (ABM) convention on Thursday, March 19, 2026.Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg

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President Claudia Sheinbaum’s allies in congress are in a hurry to lure more private investment by speeding up project approvals, clear-eyed that public spending alone isn’t sufficient to boost lackluster growth in Latin America’s second-biggest economy.