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Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during his morning press conference on Monday his government was planning to launch an infrastructure plan in the next two weeks.

No details were provided, but immediately prior to the coronavirus shutdown a long-awaited public-private infrastructure plan including energy projects worth close to $100 billion was expected to be announced. Then everything was put on hold.

Now the plan is being seen not only as a way to forge ahead with some of López Obrador’s pet projects, such as the Maya train system that would traverse the Yucatán Peninsula. It also is seen as a way to jumpstart the virus-battered economy. 

Discussions with business chamber Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE) are ongoing to finalize the plan,...