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Fri Sep 4, 2020, 02:36 AM Sep 2020

Mexico Institute discusses COVID-19 in Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute hosted a webcast to discuss the latest report from Mexican thinktank Signos Vitales.

“The Pandemic in Mexico: The Scope of the Tragedy” is a two-part analysis of the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 in the country.

Duncan Wood, director of the Mexico Institute, moderated the discussion with panelists Eduardo Gonzalez-Pier, fellow at the Center for Global Development; Valeria Moy, general director of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness; and Enrique Cardenas, president of Signos Vitales.

Major points included the country’s delayed response to the pandemic, miscommunication and tension between local and federal agencies, the resulting GDP loss, a bleak forecast and, finally, lessons learned.

Read more: https://riograndeguardian.com/podcast-mexico-institute-discusses-covid-19-in-mexico/

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