Recession No Longer Threatens Mexico, but Trade Uncertainty Will Remain Due to Tariffs: Citi

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The weakness in the Mexican economy is more related to “the uncertainty of trade policy” driven by U.S. tariffs.

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Mexico City, Mexico The risk that a recession in the United States may drag into the Mexican economy has gone away, although its weakness now focuses on the uncertainty due to the trade policy adopted by these countries in the midst of tariff tensions, Julio Ruiz, chief economist of Citi Mexico, told EFE in an interview. The Mexican economy will grow only 0.2 % in 2025, according to the consensus of the most recent Citi Expectations Survey, resu…