2010
Free Trade Agreements
Mexico’s International Free Trade Agreements *
AELC FTA:
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway &
Iceland
Negotiation: November, 2000
MEUFTA: July 1, 2000.
Trade liberalization in 2007
NAFTA: Jan. 1, 1994.
Liberalization automotive
sector: Jan. 1, 2004.
EAA Japan: 1 April 2005
FTA Colombia & Venezuela (G3):
Jan. 1, 1995.
Liberalization for heavy trucks and buses will
be in 2007
May 25, 2006 Venezuela cancelled its
participation effective November 25, 2006
NT FTA (North Triangle):
Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador
Jan. 1, 2001.
FTA Costa Rica: Jan 1, 1995.
Trade liberalization in 1999.
FTA Nicaragua: July 1, 1998.
Trade liberalization 2002
Brazil: Automtive Agreement, Ene. 1, 2003
FTA Bolivia: Jan. 1, 1995.
Trade liberalization 2002
FTA Chile: Jan. 1,1999.
Trade liberalization 1998
Argentina: Automotive Agreement,
May 1, 2003
* 42 FTA with
11 regions
FTA Israel:
July 1, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO
2660 KM
CHICAGO
2607 KM
NEW YORK
3405 KM
DETROIT
2977 KM
U. S. A.
NORTH CAROLINA
2454 KM
SAN ANTONIO
EAGLE PASS, TX
HOUSTON
COLOMBIA 247 km
CORPUS CHRISTI
NORTH
EUROPE
ALTAMIRA PORT
574 KM
ASIA
GUADALAJARA
MEXICO CITY
MANZANILLO PORT
VERACRUZ
1115 KM
1005 KM
LÁZARO CÁRDENAS
1316 km
BELICE
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
STRATEGIC LOCATION
NAFTA Time Zone
Mexico & Nuevo León at a glance
México
Nuevo León
Capital
México City
Monterrey
Population
107 Million
4.4 Million
(4% of Mexico's
population)
Government
Federal Republic
• 31 States, 1 Federal
District
State Government
GDP
$1,086 Billion USD
$86.5 Billion USD
(8.0% of the country’s
GDP)
Exports 2009
$280 Billion USD
$22 billion USD
FDI
$15 Billion USD
$1.4 Billion USD
Income per
capita
$10,181 USD
$19,693 USD
• Currency: Mexican Peso
• Official language: Spanish
FDI Nuevo Leon´s Achievements
Economy
• Producer of 10.6% of all of Mexico’s manufactured goods, equivalent to $19.5 billion
USD
• Total exports 2009: $22 billion USD
• Most important State in attracting FDI $1.4 billions in 2009 ($1.4 billion USD avg. per
year)
• Over 2,400 foreign companies have established operations
**Data from the Secretariat of Economic Development
Foreign Direct Investment
$ 1.4 Billion of USD 2009
%
USA
50.9
JAPAN
10.2
GERMANY
8.4
Finland 0.4%
UK
7.2
Denmark 1.3%
CANADA
2.5
Chile 1.3%
AUSTRIA
2.2
China 1.4%
CHINA
1.4
Austria 2.2 %
CHILE
1.3
DENMARK
1.3
Others 13.7%
Spain 0.3%
Canada 2.5%
England 7.2%
Germany8.4%
FINLAND
.4
SPAIN
.3
OTHERS
13.8
USA 50.9%
Japan 10.2%
FDI in Nuevo Leon 2006-2010
• Competitive Advantages
Education & Labor Force
ns
• 93 colleges and universities with 150,000+
students.
• More than 60 bilingual schools.
• 213 technical careers with 52,000 students
• 5,000 engineers graduated per year (avg.)
• Workforce: 1.9 million, equals to 45% of the
total population
• 12 years without any strike
• Stable, productive and highly qualified labor force
Combination of high tech manufacturing
in a low cost region
Infrastructure & Connectivity
CONNECTIVITY:
• 2 International airports (1 commercial, 1 corporate)
• +200 weekly non-stop flights to major US cities
• +1000 weekly National flights
• +100 cargo flights per week
• Modern and efficient Public transportation
that includes bus & metro system (in expansion)
• Modern and efficient border crossing point
at Colombia, N.L.
Consolidated Industrial Sectors
• Automotive, autoparts and components*
• Home appliances and components*
• Electric and electronic equipment
• Metal mechanics
• Steel, glass, cement and beverages
• Software and IT services*
• Specialized Medical Services*
* Formalized Cluster
Knowledge-based economy
Shifting into a Knowledge –based Economy
• Aerospace*
• Biotechnology*
• Nanotechnology*
• Energy (specially Oil & Gas)
* Formalized Cluster
Competitive Nuevo Leon
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Location (NAFTA)
• Modern Infrastructure (Technology Park
Human Capital
and more than 100 industrial parks)
Stable Labor force
Highest education level in the country
(10.1 years)
• Supply Hub Program (Free service of
locating suppliers)
• Global business culture is widespread
• High quality of Life
• An efficient links between the Academia,
the Industry and the Government
Nuevo Leon: The Platform for NAFTA Region
Celina Villarreal
Foreign Investment Director
Secretariat of Economic Development
Celina.villarreal@nuevoleon.gob.mx
Ph. +52 (81) 2020-6570/ 6575
Call toll free from USA or Canada: 1-866-706-5103