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🇲🇽💰 How will Mexico's new leader shape the country's fiscal future?
deficits, debt, and decisions...
let's explore ↓🧵
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(1/9) Gordon Ramsay and Martha Stewart are being outperformed by Doña Angela, a grandma from rural Mexico and her daughter’s phone camera.
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(1/7) There are more Oxxos in Mexico than Starbucks in the US.
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(1/9) People in Chiapas drink more than 2 liters of soda daily.
A thread on Mexico's deadly soda addiction 🥤:
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(1/11) Will we soon see an Oxxo next to the Eiffel Tower?
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(1/9) While Mexicans have embraced Halloween, Hollywood attempts to popularize Dia de Muertos worldwide.
A thread on Mexico's celebration and how it's competing with Halloween 💀🎃:
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(1/10) Berries are quietly becoming an export market worth more than tequila and mezcal combined.
A thread about berries in Mexico 🍓🇲🇽:
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(1/11) Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries to becoming the world’s most profitable touring artist.
Here’s his story 👇
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🇲🇽💼 Mexico's job market is hotter than ever. What’s behind its record-low unemployment rate?
let’s find out ↓
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(1/11) Uruguay slashed its informal economy by half in just 10 years.
A thread on how the country reached an informality rate that is close to Europe's 🇪🇺 📉:
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🇲🇽 🪙 The Mexican Peso is on a winning streak!
here's why it matters for the economy and your wallet ↓🧵
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(1/12) After recently surpassing Indonesia, the DR, and Peru to become the world's 2nd producer of avocados, Colombia is now catching up to entire continents' production.
A thread on LatAm's avocados 🥑:
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(1/9) In the first half of this year, Mexico's beer export value exceeded that of the next three markets — Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany — combined!
A thread on Mexican beer 🇲🇽🍺:
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☠️ → 🕊️ From the world's most unsafe country to second safest in the Western Hemisphere in just a few years?
🧵 A thread on El Salvador↓
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(1/12) The farthest LatAm country from the US — Argentina — has the best English proficiency score in the region; Mexico has the 2nd worst.
A thread on English proficiency in Latin America 🗣️🇺🇸:
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(1/9) Mexico welcomes nearly half of all international arrivals into Latin America + the Caribbean each year.
A thread on tourism in Mexico and LatAm 🎒:
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🛜🇨🇱 Is your internet as fast as Chile's?
find out why it should be ↓
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The Economist called Latin America a "land of useless workers" this week.
Though we understand their focus on stagnating productivity figures, we would've used a more positive tone in addressing the region, focusing on opportunities that rally people behind a cause instead of
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📈📚 Hispanics in the US: Beyond stereotypes, who are the richest and most educated?
A look at surprising data 🧵👇
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(1/8) If you're 15 to 49 years old and in Latin America, violence is the most likely event to kill you.
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(1/13) Oil production growth since 2000:
Mexico: -47%
Venezuela: -77%
NEW MEXICO: +812%
A thread on the US state's boom and how LatAm fell short 🛢️
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(1/9) Spin by Oxxo has reached 3M+ customers in 2 quarters, a number that took Nubank three years to reach
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(1/10) Are digital nomads good for their host countries, or do they just drive up the cost of living?
A thread on US migration to Mexico 🇺🇸 ➝ 🇲🇽:
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🇩🇴 The Dominican Republic, a country 175x smaller than Brazil, is now witnessing a surprising trend - it's drawing double the number of tourists than South America's three largest countries - Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.
👉 Full story: link in bio
COVID-19 recovery and
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(1/9) Meet Juan Valdez: The Starbucks of Colombia
Not even the most challenging roads could stop Juan Valdez from its way to global recognition and success.
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(1/9) Of all its global segments, BBVA found the most stable (and lucrative) home in Mexico.
A thread on the country's top bank 🏦🇲🇽:
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(1/10) Mexican president AMLO has some very vocal critics, but his approval ratings are among the highest in the world and in the country’s recent history.
A thread on presidential popularity 🗳️:
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(1/11) São Paulo cut its homicide rate by 90% and is now about as safe as Boston. Mexico City is currently safer than Dallas and Denver.
A thread on LatAm's (not so) dangerous cities, by
@karlaberman
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(1/12) Three Latin American countries are among the 5 most unequal on Earth. More so than so-called Gulf states and even Russia with its oligarchs.
A thread on inequality in LatAm 🔻:
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(1/10) For the first time in many years, inflation is higher in the US than in Mexico.
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(1/11) With a fraction of LatAm's population, Spain dominates Spanish-speaking Twitch.
A thread on Twitch superstars 🎮📹:
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(1/8) Of LatAm's 32 unicorns, 14 are in Fintech, and 17 are in Brazil.
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(1/11) Mercado Libre's user base is now larger than Turkey, Germany, and all but two LatAm countries.
Mercado Pago has been the main growth driver behind its success.
A thread on Mercado Libre's impressive business 🤝:
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(1/6) The GDP of US Latinos is greater than Brazil’s and Mexico’s combined.
A thread on Latinos in the US 🧵:
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🌎🗳 Ever wondered who the world’s most loved leader is?
Surprise, he's from Latin America.
Here’s more ↓
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🇨🇱 Chileans can enter 77% of the world's destinations without a visa — same as Croatia and Monaco 🇭🇷🇲🇨
🇨🇺 Cubans can only enter 29% of them without one — same as Ghana and Morocco 🇬🇭🇲🇦
A thread on Latin American passports 🛂:
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(1/11) The story of Mexico's retail giant pursuing (and reaching) the American dream.
A thread on Chedraui 🛒:
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(1/10) Venezuela now has more migrants that have fled their homes than Syria.
A thread on Venezuelan migration 🇻🇪:
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[1/12] From "Made in China" to "Made in Nuevo León".
A thread on the shift in global trade dynamics as Mexico's economy takes center stage 🚛:
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(1/10) Viva Aerobus and Volaris have outperformed the rest of the industry for the past two years.
A thread on Mexico's budget airlines ✈️:
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(1/9) Latin Americans have taken over these US cities.
A thread on America’s most Latino cities 🇺🇸:
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(1/9) Ecuador and Colombia: Two rose giants working behind the scenes on your Valentine's Day.
A thread on LatAm's roses 🌹:
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[1/10] The share of Latin American women going to college and beyond has grown 14x in the past 50 years.
Men’s share is roughly ten years behind women’s.
A thread on female education progress in LatAm 👩🎓:
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When narco corridos meet the digital era, you get Peso Pluma - the artist dethroning Bad Bunny on YouTube.
Here’s a more on
@ElPesoPluma
’s explosive growth 🪶:
The explosive rise of Peso Pluma is what happens with traditional Mexican corridos when they meet the modern era of
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🇵🇪🫐 From 30 tons to 300,000:
discover the astonishing growth of Peru's blueberry industry and what it means for the future of agriculture.
a thread↓🧵
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(1/6) Screening movies from the Buenos Aires to Dubai, Mexican-owned Cinépolis is truly becoming “la capital del cine.”
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(1/10) Mexican YouTuber Yuya has a bigger audience than America’s Got Talent.
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(1/11) Can the fight against dirty politics ever be won in LatAm countries? In some places, yes!
A thread on corruption in Latin America 🦴:
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🇺🇸 🌮 175 years after the US-Mexico War, states once part of Mexico are becoming predominantly Latino. Is history taking a full circle?
Between 1846 and 1848, the US and Mexico fought a territorial war, resulting in the US annexing more than 40% of Mexico's entire land. Mexico
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(1/15) Shakira and Bizarrap broke the Hispanic Internet last week, reaching 100M views on YouTube in less than 3 days.
The crazier part? Only K-Pop and other Asian bands had ever reached this milestone.
A thread on
@shakira
's new hit song 🐺:
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(1/10) There are now 15x more coca plantations than during the times of Pablo Escobar.
A thread on Colombia's most consequential plant 🇨🇴🌿:
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🇲🇽 👊 🇨🇳 How did Mexico's supercharged peso help it surpass China's trade with the US?
The data reveals a new top partner.
Can we officially crown Mexico as the hottest name of the past year in world trade? In the aftermath of the pandemic, numerous multinational companies,
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🥤 The high cost of a cheap drink: Mexico's struggle with soda.
Every year, 50% of all Mexican deaths occur due to one of 3 leading causes of death, all highly correlated with soda consumption: high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and obesity. To illustrate the importance,
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☀️🇲🇽 A $1.6B solar project is taking place in the Sonoran desert — set to become LatAm's biggest solar energy park yet.
Mexico hopes to reach 35% clean energy by 2024.
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(1/10) The Uruguayan Peso closed out the year as the world's 2nd best-performing currency, and of the top 10, six are Latin American.
A thread on LatAm currencies 🪙:
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(1/11) Relatively wealthy Costa Rica suffers the worst unemployment in LatAm.
But what does the data actually tell us?
A thread on unemployment in Latin America 🇨🇷🚫💼:
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(1/10) Are Latin Americans the hardest workers in the world?
A thread about labor in Latin America 👷:
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(1/8) Mexico’s high-tech exports are 5x more than the rest of Latin America.
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[1/11] Mexico defies the global unemployment trend with a surprisingly low rate.
Elsewhere in LatAm, the unemployment rate is 3x higher.
A thread on unemployment in LatAm 💼:
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(2/9) Doña Angela has become a superstar on Latin American YouTube with her channel "De Mi Rancho a tu Cocina."
A few times per week, she shares her cooking recipes and tradition, which have captured the attention of millions worldwide, bringing in over 4M subscribers.
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(1/11) Despite a much larger English-speaking market, Latin American artists are taking the world by storm faster than some of the world's top superstars.
A thread on LatAm's most explosive artists 🎤:
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(5/9) While Martha, Gordon, and nearly all the channels on the chart have production teams and top-of-the-line equipment, Doña Angela cooks in her own humble kitchen, and her daughters record all the content with their phones.
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(1/11) There are more Paraguayans than Mexicans living in Spain.
A thread with other surprising facts about LatAm's presence in Europe 🇪🇺:
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🇲🇽→🇺🇸
do you know which Mexican states powering the US economy? let's find out
a thread 👇🧵
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(1/8) A fierce competition between Didi and Uber is playing out in LatAm.
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(1/12) From hydroelectric power in Costa Rica to wind turbines in Patagonia, Latin is defying expectations and becoming a world leader in renewable energy.
A thread on green Latin American electricity 🔋:
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(1/10) There are more African-Latinos than African-Americans.
A thread on Latin America's Afro population 👩🏿:
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(1/9) Reading used to be a luxury reserved for a few in Latin America. Now, it’s the standard.
A thread on the evolution of literacy in LatAm 📚:
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Despite signs of a global recession, Mexico received an all-time high $32B of Foreign Direct Investment from January to September of this year.
The crazy part? The 9-month figure is higher than the total for 2021
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(1/7) What will it take to bring safe drinking water to all of Mexico?
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🇩🇴 A small country in the Caribbean outshines Brazil and Argentina in tourism.
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(3/9) However, Doña Angela isn't a famous actress nor a recognized chef with a long trajectory and Michelin stars.
She's a traditional Abuelita from rural Mexico who decided to share her culture through food.
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(1/8) A study predicts that the US will have more Spanish speakers than Mexico by 2050.
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(1/8) Cemex generated almost 3x its current market cap in 2021 revenues, meaning it could be undervalued.
Let's take a dive 👇
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🔎🇲🇽 Job hunting in Mexico is easier than in the US, UK, and Germany.
Will this make you rethink your career plans?
let's find out↓🧵
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🍞 Did you know the largest bakery in the U.S. isn't American?
Here's more on
@Grupo_Bimbo
, the surprising empire behind household brands like Sara Lee Frozen Bakery and Thomas' Breads.
The average US citizen has never heard of Bimbo. And yet, it's the largest bakery in the
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(1/8) Even though some states watch more basketball or baseball, Mexico is the only LatAm country that prefers the NFL over other US Leagues overall.
Here’s a breakdown and a brief history of the NFL in Mexico:
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🇺🇸→🇲🇽
here are the surprising US states profiting most from Mexico's economy..
a thread 👇 🧵
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(1/10) Checo Perez is putting Mexico on the map in Formula 1 and has become one of the top-paid racers in the process.
A thread on LatAm's only F1 driver 🏎 🏁:
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(1/13) Was Pelé the greatest ever?
A thread on The King of Football ⚽:
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Looking for an infusion of fresh, skilled talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? Latin America might be the next gold mine for you!
👉 Full story: link in bio
Over the last half-century, university attendance in Latin America has soared, producing
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🇩🇴💪 From bribery to accountability:
how the Dominican Republic turned the tide on corruption in the past decade.
read on 🧵↓
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🍷 🇺🇾 Ever sipped a glass of Uruguayan wine? If not, you might want to add it to your bucket list.
👉 Full story: link in bio
Despite being Latin America's smallest wine producer, Uruguay surprisingly leads the world in wine production efficiency! Producing a staggering 30%
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(1/11) LatAm's wealth in minerals and natural resources fuels a $218B per year partnership. Brazil is responsible for 50% of all exports.
A thread on China's trade with LatAm ⛏ 🇨🇳:
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(1/7) Brazil and Mexico's government recently launched their own Fintech platforms.
One has been a massive success and the other hasn't caught up. What did Pix get right that CoDi didn't?
A thread 👇
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Is Latin America really 'developing'? A closer look at the diverse HDI scores across the region. 🌍📊
a thread 🧵 ↓
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👑🌮 Forget Gordon Ramsay... this Mexican chef is the real king of YouTube's culinary kingdom!
his name is Oscar Meza
a thread 🧵↓
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🇪🇸👎 | 🇲🇽👍 Spanish bank giant BBVA stumbles at home but thrives in Mexico.
how come? ↓🧵
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🙅♂️ 🔪 Who says Latin America is dangerous?
think again, as some cities outshine their US counterparts…
read on ↓🧵
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(2/9) Every year, 50% of all Mexican deaths occur due to one of 3 leading causes of death, all highly correlated with soda consumption:
- high blood sugar
- high blood pressure
- obesity
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(1/8) Venezuelans have a higher life expectancy than Russians.
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(1/11) Oxxo's fintech success story: Spin reached millions of users in just one year, faster than even Nubank.
But... can it keep up the pace? 🚀
A thread:
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☕️ Colombia's coffee industry has been brewing for a century, but its success story is only getting started!
read on ↓🧵
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🇲🇽👊 Mexico displaces China as top US trading partner.
heres’ what this seismic shift means...
a thread↓🧵
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(1/8) Can you guess which literary genius saved 2,000 lives and which one sold 50M+ copies worldwide?
A thread on LatAm's greatest authors 📖:
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🇲🇽 Mexico's economic boom:
can the benefits of a strong peso outweigh the potential drawbacks?
let's explore ↓
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(1/12) Latin America remains the 3rd most democratic region in the world… but will that last?
A thread on democracy in LatAm 🗳️:
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