El Lugar De Mexico En Latino America (Ingles)

Mexico is the top trading nation in Latin America and the eleventh-largest economy in the world. No country has signed more free trade agreements – 33 in all, including the two biggest markets in the world, the US and the EU. Altogether these signatory countries make up a preferential market of over more than billion consumers. Much of the foreign direct investment(FDI) in Mexico is attracted bythe country's strategic location within the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has positioned it as a springboard to the US and Canada. Other attractions are competitive production costs and a young, skilled workforce, together with political stability and an open economy.
As a result, the number of foreign companies established in Mexico has risen to more than 16,000. The opportunitiesfor investors are numerous, particularly in sectors such as automotive, electronics, information and communication technology, agribusiness, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, financial services, water and power generation.
As part of the Mexican government's campaign to attract FDI, the 44 overseas offices of the Mexican Bank for Foreign Trade operate as trade commissions that offeradvice and assistance to potential investors.
Mexico has long been one of the more attractive nations in which to make an investment, whether in manufacturing or infrastructure FDI. The large population, inexpensive labor pool, stable political environment and proximity to the US have given it significant advantages over other potential recipients of FDI.
Mexico is a showcase of how emergingmarkets can attract foreign capital flows into their economies. In 1999, Mexico remained the third main destination of FDI among emerging markets only after China and Brazil.
On a worldwide basis, Mexico ranks 14th among FDI recipients accounting for 2 percent of total investment flows, only second to Brazil in Latin America.
The two largest recipients of FDI in Latin America are Brazil and Mexico.In 1998 Brazil received $25 billion (USD) and Mexico received $10 billion (USD) in Foreign Direct Investment. The next four largest recipients are Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia. Taken together, the six account for 80 per cent of all FDI flows into Latin America in 1998 (UNESCAP, 164). If Peru is added, this percentage rises to 97 (ECLAC, 1). However, these numbers can be deceivingbecause Brazil and Mexico also happen to be the two largest economies in Latin America. When measured in relation to GNP, Chile has the greatest proportion of FDI inflows (6.8 per cent) (UNESCAP, 164). Also, Chile just solidified a free trade agreement with the United States. Chile is regarded as having one of the most stable financial markets in Latin America.
The largest share of FDI into LatinAmerica comes from the United States, Europe, and Latin America itself. However many Asian nations are making inroads into the Latin American market. According to UNESCAP, Peru and Brazil are the major recipients of FDI from Europe, while Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela are the major recipients from the United States (UNESCAP, 167). Brazil is also a major recipient of aid from China and Japan.
Europeaccounts for 38% of FDI in the world. The U.S. accounts for 52.1%. (CEPAL, 68) According to European Union, “The EU is an important economic and political partner for Latin America, it is the leading donor in the region, premier foreign investor, and second most important trade partner.” (EU, 1) The EU’s share of Latin American trade fell from 20% to 15% between 1980 and 2000, but European FDI intoLatin America rose from $31, 179 million (USD) in 1996 to $73, 915 million in 1999 (EU, 4). Spanish firms have been a big driver in this boost. The Spanish have invested heavily into telecommunications and petroleum in Latin America. As a whole, Europe has invested heavily in human-capital. Partnerships such as ALFA and ALBAN are examples of this. Both ALFA and ALBAN focus on the cooperation in...