Why Mexico?

• In 2009, more than US$40 billion dollars were invested in infrastructure. This investment, promoted by the federal government, exceeded 5 percent of GDP in the same year, reaching record levels (85 airports, 76 seaports, 26,700 kilometres of railroads and 366,000 kilometres of roads).

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• Preferential access to the most important markets worldwide through one of the largest networks of commercial and free trade agreements (43 countries) makes a potential, accessible market with over one billion consumers, which represents two-thirds of the world imports and 75% of the world’s GDP.

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• Mexico is the fourth favourite country for mining investments in the world and the second largest silver producer.

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• Since every year more than 90,000 students graduate from engineering and technical programs, Mexico offers qualified professionals and skilled labour.

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• Real GDP Growth in 2010 was 4.98%

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• Inflation in 2010 was 4.14 %

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• Mexico has a young and highly qualified population, 49% of the population is 25 years old.

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• Mexico is the 8th most attractive destination for FDI, improving 11 positions between 2007 and 2010.

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• From January 1999 to June 2010, Canada's cumulative FDI in Mexico reached $9.6 billion USD, becoming the fourth largest foreign investor in Mexico. In 2009, Canada was the fourth largest foreign investor after United States, Spain and the Netherlands.

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• According to the Ministry of Economy, until June 2010, 2,528 firms were registered in Mexico as having Canadian capital

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• Of the Canada’s total FDI in Mexico (from Jan 1999 – June 2010) 11.8 %, or 1.14 Bn was in the extraction and/or benefit of minerals with highly contents of gold, silver, other minerals and precious metals.

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