Few governments can truly claim to be radical. The administration of Enrique Pena Nieto is on its way to joining this rare breed. The Mexican president came to office in late 2012, promising big changes to the way the country was run. The legislative phase of this reform process is now complete. Next comes implementation. Much has been done in the past 20 months. Mexico has the lowest tax take in the oecd as a percentage of gdp: a fiscal reform has started to broaden its sources of revenues. Measures to shake up the telecoms and broadcasting industries last month prompted America Movil, the monopolistic telecoms firm owned by Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, to announce it will divest assets to avoid antitrust pricing regimes. Teachers will face more scrutiny, banks more competition.
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