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Ricardo Aguilar Castillo, Under-Secretary of Food and Competitiveness, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Fisheries and Food: Interview
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Interview:Ricardo Aguilar Castillo What changes have been implemented to improve Mexico’s agricultural productivity? RICARDO AGUILAR CASTILLO: The transformation of the agriculture sector is ongoing. Through public policies, its main goal is transitioning to a new model that will lead to a more sustainable, fair and productive sector. Changes in SAGARPA’s structure were implemented in 2013…
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José Luis Castro, CEO, CTS (Corporate Travel Services): Interview
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Interview:José Luis Castro What is the size of the local travel agency industry? JOSE LUIS CASTRO: It is very complicated to measure the size of the industry, as the launch of low-cost carriers (LCCs) has affected the measurement. In the past, we had a ranking based on the bank settlement plan (BSP), but since LCCs also withdraw from the BSP we can only measure the size of the air industry…
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Carlos Méndez, Territory Senior Partner, PwC México: Interview
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Interview:Carlos Méndez How high are the barriers for foreign companies to break into the Mexican market? CARLOS MÉNDEZ:The Mexican government has adopted a policy of progressively reducing trade barriers to imports. Prior import licences from the Ministry of Economy are required for fewer than 1% of all the items included in the Customs tariff classifications. Naturally, however, special…
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Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Minister of Energy: Viewpoint
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The initial phase of the energy reform’s legal and institutional framework has been concluded. During this process, the Federal Executive Council, Congress, political parties and the media, as well as academic, social and business sectors, have had a dialogue on how to transform the industry in order to allow technical, financial and human elements to take advantage of all the energy resources Mexico…
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Juan José Lopez de Silanes, Partner, Basham, Ringe y Correa: Viewpoint
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In the 20 months to August 2014, Mexico enacted 11 structural reforms which are intended to provide a modern, flexible and reliable legal framework for both national and foreign investors and, in the long term, translate into a better quality of life for future generations. Most people will agree that the paramount part of the new legal reforms is the energy reform, and particularly the hydrocarbons…
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Partners in progress: Mexico looks to the Pacific Rim to expand its economy

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Redefining Mexico’s position in the world, notably by strengthening ties with the Asia-Pacific region, is one of the overarching goals of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s key structural reforms to transform the country into a modern, competitive economy. In order to increase its trade capacity in the region, Mexico became a party to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2012, an ambitious regional…
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Putting people first: Education reforms are set to help assure future growth

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A raft of structural reforms, aimed at improving competition and efficiency, is being implemented in Mexico in an effort to boost the economy. The impact of these reforms – 11 in total – is expected to be felt increasingly across a number of economic sectors, especially in energy, telecoms and financial services, with taxation, transparency, competition and labour among the areas specifically targeted.…
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Measuring up: Fiscal austerity planned for 2015 and 2016

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The sharp decline in international oil prices has forced the government to cut its fiscal spending plans for 2015 and 2016. In part this is because the administration has already committed itself to introducing no further tax increases in 2015, following the hikes that took place at the beginning of 2014 as part of the structural reform programme. The deficit can therefore only be reduced by an adjustment…
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Project capital: Infrastructure will benefit from the Fibra E investment vehicle

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As announced during President Enrique Peña Nieto’s state-of-the-union speech in September 2015, Mexico is launching a new energy and infrastructure investment vehicle known as the Fibra E. The new instrument aims to meet one of the country’s current financing challenges. Despite being ready to move on a wide range of major, long-term and profitable infrastructure projects, Mexico faces a short-term…
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Building bridges: MILA is helping to open up the country’s equities

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In late 2014 the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, BMV) joined the Integrated Latin American Market (Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano, MILA). The market was first set up in December 2011 by the stock exchanges of Chile, Colombia and Peru. MILA’s aim is described as “generating more and better exposure of the stock markets that integrate, as well as [a] wider range of products…