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Mexico remains suspended from EITI transparency review process
Mexico remains suspended from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s review process.
The initiative sets standards for transparency in oil, gas and mining, and brings governments, companies and civil society together to disclose information about natural resources.
Mexico joined in 2017.
In 2022, the EITI gave Mexico 49.5 out of 100 and found that it only partly met requirements for civil-society participation.
The review noted progress in oil and gas transparency but identified gaps in mining and in disclosures about contracts, revenues, company ownership and other areas.
The suspension reflects insufficient stakeholder participation, limited progress and missed reporting deadlines; it does not mean Mexico has left the initiative or been expelled.
Mexico can regain full standing after it addresses the problems and a new review verifies the changes.
Mexico remains suspended from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s validation process.
The EITI says the suspension reflects insufficient stakeholder participation, lack of progress and a missed reporting deadline.
Mexico received 49.5 out of 100 in its 2022 evaluation, which found it only partially met civil society participation requirements.
The evaluation noted progress in oil and gas transparency but identified gaps in mining and other areas of disclosure.
Mexico was not represented among speakers at the EITI Global Conference in Brussels on October 8 and 9.
- Who
- Mexico remains suspended from the EITI validation process.
- What
- The EITI has not restored Mexico’s full status in its review of transparency in extractive industries.
- When
- The suspension began in June 2022 and remained in place as of October 2026.
- Where
- The EITI Global Conference was held in Brussels, Belgium.
- Why
- The EITI cited insufficient stakeholder participation, lack of progress and a missed reporting deadline.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The suspension does not mean that Mexico has left the EITI or has been expelled. It means that the country continues to be recognized within the mechanism, but its implementation does not meet the established requirements and it must take corrective actions before fully regaining its status.
Mexico joined the EITI.
The EITI suspended Mexico after its evaluation gave the country 49.5 out of 100 and found it only partially met civil society participation requirements.
The EITI Global Conference took place in Brussels without Mexican representatives among its speakers.
Infobae reported that Mexico remained suspended from the validation process.
- Evaluation score
- 49.5 out of 100
- Suspension began
- June 2022
- EITI membership
- Mexico joined in 2017
- Global Conference
- Brussels, Belgium, October 8–9
- EITI participation
- More than 50 countries participate in the mechanism
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