Although the expectations for attracting investment in 2024 are positive, the Guadalajara chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) considers that Jalisco must further reinforce the development of logistics, hydraulic and energy infrastructure, to attract new investments and take advantage of more the opportunities offered by nearshoring.

“We have a fairly good, renovated state highway network, but we have to improve some of them and, above all, the federal highway network. In Jalisco we urgently need the Guadalajara-Aguascalientes railway section, it is essential. Also, Jalisco has to be self-sufficient in clean energy generation,” indicated the president of AMCHAM, Fernando García de Llano.

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He stressed that many companies with US capital “cannot put their plant here” if the entity does not have clean energy. For his part, the vice president of the business organization, Ernesto Sánchez Proal, explained that Jalisco has a state energy plan that focuses, in addition to generation, on the development of infrastructure for energy transmission.

The vice president of AMCHAM mentioned that in 2022 Jalisco attracted US investment for 1.3 billion dollars and the neighboring country was the main origin of the investment that came to the state. This year, he said, a similar investment is expected and by 2024 the investment from US companies that will reach Jalisco territory could exceed 1 billion dollars.

“In 10 years, from 2002 to 2022, the United States has invested almost 10,000 million dollars in Jalisco; Hence the importance of promoting trade and attracting investments through this chamber by American companies, and of a close relationship with the American government through the Consulate,” mentioned Ernesto Sánchez.

He explained that among the American capital companies, AMCHAM partners, that have made important investments in Jalisco, HP, Flex, IBM, Hershey's and United stand out.

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The former Secretary of Economic Development highlighted that the Guadalajara International Airport has been a determining factor in the entity's international trade, since there are more than 2,000 monthly flights from this city to different destinations in the American Union.

In the Chamber, what we want to promote is economic development through investment and trade with the United States and remove obstacles that may exist,” he expressed.

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