Mexico’s Creative Economy; News from Consorcio ARA, CONTPAQi, Nu and Fuel Support

We interview Avelino Rodríguez, CEO of The Lift, to talk about the business of creativity in Mexico. Twenty years after founding The Lift, Avelino explains how he built a world-class audiovisual production-services company, and what Mexico needs to become a genuine global creative hub comparable to Korea. We also discuss Productistas, his and Ilana Sod's new podcast focused on Mexico’s creative industries.

Then we turn to the week’s business news:

Consorcio ARA: its proposed tender offer, and what it says about the continuing shrinkage of Mexico’s listed mid-cap market.

Advent / CONTPAQi: why a large investment in traditional business software is especially interesting as AI is putting pressure on some software valuations.

Nu México: another CEO change, a new CFO, and the execution challenge of scaling rapidly across multiple markets.

The peso: from market darling to laggard in a month as the carry trade unwinds.

Exports: Mexico’s extraordinary AI-driven export boom.

Diesel: the government’s increasingly expensive effort to subsidize prices while tightening traceability and enforcement around fuel sales.