Mexico Plans a New Tourism Center near Texas Border Mexico is planning a new world-class beach resort named Costa Lora along the Gulf of Mexico. Border 2012 U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program On October 27th through the 29th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), as well as nongovernmental groups […]
Strengthening Busines Framework in Mexico’s Aerospace Industry The enactment of the agreement will end the negotiation process initiated in 2003 by both countries as part of efforts to promote greater economic integration in the region. The World Bank supports Mexico’s Efforts to Combat Climate Change Mexico now has the opportunity to be a trendsetter when […]
Mexico’s Strong Commitment to Climate Change Mitigation This program sets the path towards achieving the goals established by the National Strategy on Climate Change of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2050 from its 2000 level. Expanding Mexico’s Transport Infrastructure The National Infrastructure Program that aims to expand and modernize Mexico’s infrastructure has […]
Solar Technology Has a Shiny Future in Mexico Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant, and one of the most dynamic renewable energy sources available today. Mexican States Competitiveness Index Mexico City, Nuevo León, Baja California, Chihuahua and Aguascalientes are considered the most competitive states in Mexico due to their rapid implementation and adaptation of […]
Opening a Business More Easily and Quickly in Mexico On August 3rd, 2009, President Felipe Calderon officially launched a governmental website ‘TuEmpresa.gob.mx’ that simplifies the process of establishing a business in Mexico. The Coolest Success Story: Mexico’s Refrigerators Industry Since NAFTA was implemented, the household appliance sector’s further regional integration has been extremely successful.
Mexico Has Become the Best-Cost Country for Manufacturing Mexico is now considered to be the best country to do business with the U.S., over countries such as China and India, according to the business advisory firm AlixPartners’ recent study on manufacturing and outsourcing costs index. The Mexican Competitiveness Agenda in Logistics Mexico has a strategic […]
Multimodal Transport Linking Mexico to the World On April 29, a new multimodal corridor linking the increasingly busy port of Guaymas, Sonora to the fast growing high tech industrial and border city of Mexicali, Baja California was authorized by the Mexican government. Preparing Mexico’s IT workforce for the 21st century In an effort to further […]
Obama and Calderon’s agenda included talks on trade facilitation President Obama and President Calderón’s latest dialogue held in Mexico City successfully exhibited their mutual vision towards further trade integration and regional economic competitiveness. Mexico will expand oil refining capacity With an investment of $9.1 billion, Mexico will build a new oil refinery in Tula located […]
Mexican Cement Gains Free Access to the United States Market Beginning on the first of April, imports of Mexican cement have gained free access to the United States market. Air Infrastructure Enhancement in Mexico Over the course of five years, more than $4 billion will be invested in the air infrastructure of Mexico, according to […]
After a Long Departure, Mexican Guava Returns to the United States Market On October 14, 2008, the United States government lifted the ban on guava imports from Mexico after concluding that Mexican guavas did not represent a significant health risk.
Mexico is Expanding Port Capacity In the current economic context of globalization, ports are a key element in the economic policy to enhance the competitiveness of Mexico.
Mexico Launches a Phase Down Plan to Reduce Import Rates On December 24, 2008 the government of Mexico published in the Mexican Official Gazette (Diario Oficial) a unilateral plan to reduce the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import rates in more than 8,000 tariff items of the Mexican Tariff Schedule (TIGIE).