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February 2, 2025
Mexico | 25% tariffs on Mexico: unlikely to be long-lasting
On February 1, the White House announced that it would impose tariffs of 25% on imports (not all imports, which leaves open the question of whether they will be selective) on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China (in addition to those already faced).
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January 9, 2025
Plan México: Better late than never
Nearly seven years after the onset of the nearshoring phenomenon, in the last week of 2024, the National Strategy for Industrialization and Shared Prosperity was unveiled, summarized as "Plan México." The first comprehensive project from Mexico's government focused on strengthening the country's role in global value chains.
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November 4, 2024
Mexico | Regional Sectoral Outlook. Second Half 2024
The Mexican economy will grow at an annual rate of 1.2% by the end of 2024. Construction will close with a GDP growth of 10.1%, accumulated to the 2Q24, and will sustain the weak growth of the Mexican economy in 2024.
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May 14, 2024
Mexico | Shortage of FDI in energy with potential impact on nearshoring
FDI in Energy between 2006 to 2023, presented peak levels between 2013 to 2018, with 55.3% of investment in this period which coincide to regulatory changes that allowed private participation. The same has plummeted between 2019 and 2023, being 50.1% lower if compared against the period from 2013 to 2017.
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April 10, 2024
Mexico | Regional Sectorial Outlook. First Half 2024
By the end of 2023, the Mexican economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2%, with an extraordinary growth of 15.6% in construction and differentiated effects at the regional level. The dynamism of services underpins growth in 2023; Wholesale and Retail grew 3.9% and 4.1%, respectively.
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March 26, 2024
Mexico | What about Public Policies that Foster Nearshoring?
Though nearshoring represents a great opportunity for the Mexican economy, it requires an environment that guarantees the reduction of logistic and production costs characterized by legal certainty, financial facilities and economic policies that align the incentives of foreign investors and national actors.
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November 21, 2023
Mexico | Regional Sectorial Outlook. Second Half 2023
In this release of our Regional Sectoral Outlook is set apart by the change of base year in August 2023 with an updated perspective of the sectoral and regional composition of the Mexican economy. During 2024, the GDP of Finance could grow the most (5.3%), followed by Management (5.3%) and Entertainment & Recreation (4.5%)
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October 13, 2023
Mexico | Tax incentives for key exporting industries
On October 11, the Mexican government published in the Official Gazette (DOF) a decree granting tax incentives to key sectors of the export industry such as the immediate deduction of the investment in new fixed assets and additional deductions of labor training expenses.
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June 16, 2023
Mexico | Nearshoring is not viable without investment in human capital
Human capital formation faced great challenges prior to the pandemic; conditions are likely to have worsened with COVID-19. It is necessary to prioritize and strengthen the educational system. Without investment in human capital, there can be no nearshoring in the medium and long term.
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December 19, 2022
Nearshoring: Optimism vs. reality of the Mexican economy
Mexico would face challenges on several fronts in the face of a massive arrival of production from Asia through Nearshoring. The most relevant challenge would be faced by the National Energy System, which would experience a growing and accelerated demand for energy by electricity-intensive industries.
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