CTBL Blog

Electricity Reform in Mexico: the Negative Impact on Foreign Investors and Potential Claims under the USMCA.

November 28, 2022 by Patricia Rios Ruiz Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)

Since taking office in 2018, the president of Mexico (Andrés Manuel López Obrador or “AMLO”) has encouraged and developed policies that have given more control to the government over different markets and industries. His leftist ideology has gained so much power that his proposals and decisions have changed foreign investment in crucial ways.