Gulf Widens Between Mexico and Private Analysts on GDP Outlook

(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s finance ministry is sticking to its 2% economic growth forecast for this year, even as private-sector economists slash their estimates.Analysts have repeatedly trimmed their outlook and now see the economy expanding 1% this year, down from 1.7% six months ago.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration has access to more information than the private sector, who base their projections on “historic information” about trends and cycles, Dep