Mexican legislative proposal to merge independent industry regulators halted

摘要

A proposal to merge three independent industry regulators in Mexico,broadly seen as a way to undermine their ability to oppose the LopezObrador administration’s plans to strength state companies, has been halted by the same senator who introduced it.Ricardo Monreal, from the ruling Morena Party, who introducedlegislation June 10 to merge the antitrust, telecom and energyregulators, said June 14 he has halted the proposal in Congress until itis discussed and amended in an open process.The merging of the three independent bodies was seen as a moveto create a regulator that would be more easily controlled.