Mexican Competitive Advantages

The Subject “Mexican Competitive Advantages” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Course: Business in Mexico.

Masters (MIB): Business in America, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate (DIB): American Business, World Trade.

Mexican Economy, Carlos Slim, FDI in Mexico...

Learning materials in or México Ventajas Mexique Mexico.

Mexican Competitive Advantages.

1. Mexico occupies the second worldwide position, by the number of Free Trade Agreements in force. Mexico has signed ten Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and several Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA);
2. Mexico is a member of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement(Mexico, United States, Canada). These three countries are also members of the APEC;
3. Mexico is the second largest foreign direct investment recipient in Latin America;
4. Mexico offers important savings in labour force costs compared to other potential foreign direct investment locations;
5. Business with productive activities in the United States could benefit with an 11.5% tax rate reduction by moving to Mexico;
6. In Mexico, an investor needs only six procedures to incorporate a company;
7. For export products from Mexico, only five procedural documents are required. This gives to Mexico an advantage over countries like Brazil, China, and India where are required more documents;
8. Regarding the Macroeconomics stability, the United Mexican States ranks in the twenty-eight place (out of 139 countries, World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report);
9. Between 2009 and 2012, the Mexican real exchange rate will remain virtually balanced to U.S. dollar and Euro;
10. Mexico is situated between the main global consumer markets;
11. Mexico shares a border with the United States (3,000 kilometers); has quick access to the European market through the Atlantic Ocean and the Asian markets through the Pacific Ocean;
12. Mexico has many natural resources that favor the development of a vast number of production activities, including those related to renewable energy generation;
13. Mexico has a long tradition of mining production, which plays a significant position in the economic activity of Mexico, especially in the industrial sector. Mexico is globally renewed for its mineral production, particularly silver, copper, bismuth, arsenic, lead, and zinc.

ProMexico is the Mexican Government institution in charge of strengthening the Mexican participation in the international economy.

Ranking of Easy of Doing Business of the Mexican States.

Source: Doing Business -World Bank

Trade Facilitation Programs

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules, UN);
4. International Road Transport Union (IRU);
5. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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