Popular Posts
- CHINA / VIDEO : Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Releases Critical Funky Rock Video.
- BRASIL : Dilma Wins Port Privatization Approval From Congress.
- VENEZUELA : Caracas Gets Some Toilet Paper Relief; Opposition TV Channel Globovision Surrenders; Maduro Befriends Empresas Polar.
- COLOMBIA : 7 Killed, 8 Injured In Meta Bus/Truck Crash.
- CHILE : Exposing Santiago's Often Violent 'Hooded" Protesters.
- CANADA / MEXICO / USA : 22 May UPDATE: BC Man And American Feared Kidnapped In Puerto Vallarta.
- TEXAS / USA / IMAGES : 6 Dead, 200 Homes Damaged After 16 Tornadoes Ravage Granbury, Cleburne.
- CANADA / MEXICO / CHILE : Former BC Woman Cop Murdered In Playa Del Carmen; Barrick Gold Fined $16 Million For Pascua-Lama, May Suspend Mine.
- COSTA RICA / PERU / COLOMBIA : 17 May UPDATE : 2 More Aides Resign After Prez. Chinchilla Comes Under Fire For Free Flights On Alleged Narco Jet; Key Minister Resigns Over Flight From Bogus Person.
- UKRAINE : Thousands Protest In Kyiv For Yulia, Against Yanukovych; Some Injured In Clashes.
16 June 2010
MEXICO: Tougher Limits Imposed On USD Cash Transactions.
NYTIMES/ Strict limits on the deposit and exchange of U.S. dollars in Mexican banks were imposed Tuesday to try to limit money laundering by narco gangs. Individual bank account holders are limited to deposits of $4,000 monthly USD, while others without accounts will be allowed to exchange up to $1,500. Companies on the border or in tourist areas are allowed transactions of up to $7,000 monthly.
