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Energy, the key to the growth potential of Foreign Direct Investment
America Economia | February 21, 2023 |

Mexico closed 2022 with a Foreign Direct Investment of 35 billion dollars while Canada almost doubled it, so there is still room for our country to strengthen itself in this indicator, according to the president of the Mexican Business Council (CMN). , Antonio del Valle Perochena.

Mexico could receive investments of more than 70 billion dollars if the interest of businessmen to bring manufacturing to Mexico from other places is taken advantage of,

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For this to materialize, the country must fix the energy issue, generate the infrastructure needed to attract these investments and finally, guarantee the rule of law throughout the country with clear rules that generate certainty.

The president of the CNC admitted that Mexico has "certain energy capacity", but not to support the investment, development and growth potential of the country going forward. Likewise, he proposed working on an infrastructure investment plan for the future. To do this, he hoped that Mexico would manage to iron out its differences with the United States in energy matters as soon as possible.

He explained that there is an offer, but it is limited and "both national and foreign investments are arriving, but we have to work on increasing our infrastructure so that we can attract many more investments." Mexico is in the perfect situation to receive a lot of capital, "yes, we recognize that FDI was record, but it is not enough for the potential that our country has, for the size of the situation and all the changes that are taking place on a global level”.

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The relocation of manufacturing from Asia to North America, "is much bigger than any country, so we have to put our batteries together and create the right conditions to make the most of that potential."

For this reason, they met with Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Relations, to define working groups to promote nearshoring, and emphasize the importance of infrastructure.

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