Mexico's economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter, officials said Monday, keeping up its solid growth as the country heads into clutch renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The figure matched the growth rate in the first quarter, when Mexico shook off predictions of economic doom and gloom following US President Donald Trump's arrival in office.
Trump's vows to deport Mexican immigrants en masse, make Mexico pay for a border wall and overhaul its crucial trade relationship with the United States had caused major jitters in Latin America's second-largest economy.