'Zero coordination' - Mexico's war on fuel theft risks economic chaos
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Conceived as a bold plan to attack corruption, a crackdown by Mexico's new president on rampant fuel theft has turned into a battle to prevent economic chaos after state governments, businesses and consumers were caught out by the decision.Eager to purge a prominent stain on Mexico's reputation, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Dec. 27 unveiled a plan to increase military protection of oil installations and began cutting supply from pipelines that have been bled..