President Enrique Peña Nieto Is 'Saving Mexico': Time Magazine

President Enrique Peña Nieto and his team of close collaborators are "saving Mexico", according to Time Magazine, who dedicated their Feb. edition cover to the Mexican President, which includes a report on the policies his administration has made since Dec. 2012.

The American magazine, owned by Time Warner Inc., considered that for the first time in a long time, Mexico "has a growing economy and optimism about the future", according to CNN.

Time made a series of interviews with President Peña, the Secretary of the Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong and the Secretary of Economy, Luis Videgaray, who shared their points of view on the economic situation Mexico is going through, as well as other relevant matters like the rise of self-defense groups and the energy reform.

This isn't the first time President Peña is on the cover for the prestigious American magazine; in 2012, after being elected President of Mexico, Time decided to grant the Mexican President his first cover.

However, the new edition, which will be sold in the last week of Feb. in the US, has caused some controversy in Mexico, mainly on social networks and middle-class sectors, owing to the cover's suggestive title: "Saving Mexico" and the positive comments Time made about the Mexican President.

According to Mexican magazine Proceso, for Time magazine, President Enrique Peña Nieto managed to pass the most ambitious reforms package in Mexico's history.

With the subtitle "How Enrique Peña Nieto's sweeping reforms have changed the narrative in his narco-stained nation", the report, written by Michael Cowley, also highlights that:

"Although he might lack literary erudition, Peña Nieto compensates with political savvy. He's assisted by a young group of technocrats, many with advanced degrees from outside Mexico, who together provide a modern face to a very old and trust-lacking PRI machinery."

The main article for Time magazine's new edition will be sold starting on Feb. 24.