USMCA – breakthrough in NAFTA negotiations
After lengthy negotiations, the US and Canada finally achieved a breakthrough in NAFTA. The delegations finally reached an agreement in the previous US-Canada trade dispute in the late afternoon of October 1st 2018 in Washington after many hours…
Outsourcing
What is Outsourcing in general?
Outsourcing combines the terms outside, resource and using and means the use of external resources or sources. The term defines a corporate strategy that outsources individual tasks, subareas or even entire business…
Particularities of Human Resource Management in Mexico
In recent years Mexico has become a popular location for international companies from different industries. The country offers numerous advantages for entrepreneurs, not only because of low production costs. Due to its perfect geographic position,…
BIVA: new Mexican stock exchange
On Wednesday 25.07.2018 at 8:30, after 5 years of preparation, a new Mexican stock exchange the Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA) was launched.
After 43 years, there is a historic change in the Mexican stock exchange trading. Mexico now…
Industry 4.0 – opportunities and challenges for Mexico
Robots, automation, Internet of things, and big data: the networked and more flexible production Industry 4.0 opens new opportunities for companies. In recent years, the Mexican industry has expanded rapidly, primarily powered by the automotive…
Mexico´s economic growth is one of the highest of the G20 countries
According to the Organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD) Mexico is among the six G20 - countries with the strongest economic growth during the first quarter of 2018.
Compared to the previous year the gross domestic…
The Vision of Mexico 2030
What is the Vision of Mexico 2030? What are the contents and goals? And who is the organization behind?
In 2012, the organization Executive Board of Global Companies (Consejo Ejecutivo de Empresas Globales = CEEG) defined a competitiveness…
New trade agreement between the EU and Mexico
The European Commission announced last Saturday, that Mexico and the European Union had reached a new trade agreement. Further details will be published soon.
About three years ago it was decided to optimize the trade relations between Mexico…
Food “Made in Mexico” – a business opportunity for German companies
What potential has the increased demand for Mexican food? How can German companies benefit? We take a closer look at the filling and packaging industry.
The value of exported drinks and food in 2016 was about $ 10 billion US Dollar.…
Electromobility in Mexico – Part 1: Status Quo
What about electromobility in Mexico? Does it exist? The first part of the blog provides an overview of the current market situation.
In the first nine months of last year, 7,283 electric and hybrid vehicles were sold throughout…