NEWS BY STATE

Baja California

Last week a meeting was held attended by business chambers and delegates from the German Embassy in Mexico, with the aim of learning about industrial capacities and exploring investment opportunities for German companies.

The labor market in Baja California generated 5,730 new formal jobs during February 2023, according to the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS). The behavior of employment in the State by sector was as follows: Transformation Industry created 3 thousand 272, commerce created 657, social services created 631, construction industry created 530.

Sonora

Last week the presentation of the Sonora Plan was held in Puerto Peñasco, which will integrate the largest solar power plant in Latin America and the seventh in the world. It was mentioned that the tests have already begun with the aim of entering commercial operation by April 21. The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) advances in the first stage of the project that adds 300 MW of capacity.

“Many companies benefit from the purchases made by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to set up the project. That is something fantastic because it generates a lot of direct and indirect employment”, mentions Jose Celis, secretary of the Organization of the National Solar Energy Association (ANES).

NUEVO LEON

Regarding the water situation in the state, the Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Caintra), assured that there are business conditions for more investments to arrive to install manufacturing plants and factories in Nuevo Leon, but they must use treated water.

Guanajuato

Guanajuato’s Governor delivers his 5th government report “I will deliver a state with better security, it is not a completed task, it is a continuous work, we have made our maximum effort in terms of security,” he said to those attending the report at the Bicentennial Park. The Governor said that the population can be sure that Guanajuato is brave and does not bow down to crime. In Guanajuato the incidence of crime has decreased, intentional homicide by 6.70 percent, femicide by 30 percent, bank robbery by 75 percent, home robbery by 4.94 percent, and kidnapping by 27.27 percent, he said in the report. He highlighted that Guanajuato has the bestpaid State Police in Mexico, each element has a net salary of 20,717 pesos per month. Diego Sinhue highlighted in the report that they surpassed the goal of granting 600 million pesos to the State Fund for the Strengthening of Municipal Public Security, reaching 800 million pesos. In the area of health, he emphasized that “in Guanajuato, we do provide free cancer treatment for children and adolescents”. “In the current fiscal year, 250 children and adolescents with cancer have been treated. The survival rate of children and adolescents with cancer in the state of Guanajuato is 71.94 percent at five years,” he said. In terms of economic development, Rodriguez Vallejo mentioned that Guanajuato is the sixth largest economy in Mexico with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than 50,750 million dollars. The state ranks first nationally in non-border state exports, with international sales of 23.51 billion dollars. “At the close of December 2022, Guanajuato registered one million 46 thousand insured workers, registering an increase in the year of more than 27 thousand jobs. Manufacturing, commerce, transportation, and services stand out,” refers the report delivered to Congress. The state surpassed the number of employees lost during the pandemic, He said. The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported a positive balance of more than 28 thousand jobs.

Queretaro

Microsoft promotes the digitalization of SMEs in the state due to its developments in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and its basic software, said the state’s Secretary of Sustainable Development, Marco del Prete Tercero. He stressed that the Association of Secretaries of Economic Development signed an agreement to promote SMEs through its platforms. It is a collaborative work with Microsoft, we have been collaborating for some months, firstly, from its Linkedin platform, which is owned by Microsoft, we have created employability conditions for many”, he pointed out.

San Luis Potosi

According to the Ministry of Economic Development (SEDECO), Germany is the country with the second largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the state. Likewise, San Luis Potosi is currently home to 35 German companies, mainly from the automotive industry, which are located in the state capital and in the municipality of Villa de Reyes. Authorities also assured that with the investment recently announced by BMW Group in the territory, the state is approaching a new stage in electromobility. San Luis Potosi will participate in the Hannover International Fair in Germany, the largest industrial meeting and exchange event in the world, which will allow the state to expand the work of exchange and investment. It is held in Germany annually and attracts about six thousand exhibitors and 200 thousand visitors. This year’s event will take place from April 17 to 21. It is worth mentioning that this fair began in 1947 in a factory building in Laatzen, south of Hannover, through an agreement with the British Military Government, with the aim of boosting economic progress during the post-war period. Due to its success, the fair was repeated every year thereafter, contributing to the success of the fairgrounds and replacing the city.

Cdmx

In the fourth quarter of 2022, Mexico City ranked among the most dynamic states in terms of attracting tourism capital, which could ensure a more dynamic 2023, according to local authorities. According to the federal Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR), from October to December of last year, a Foreign Direct Tourism Investment (FDIT) of 18.4 million dollars was reported in the city, that is, 9.9% of the total in the country. In the last period of last year, the city was among the five entities that concentrated the largest amounts of capital, surpassing entities such as Yucatan, which captured 10.3 million dollars and accounted for 5.5% of the total. The country’s capital was also behind Baja California Sur, with 67.9 million (36.3%), Nayarit with 32.8 million (17.5%), and San Luis Potosi with 27.4 million (14.7%).

State Of Mexico

The Movimiento Ciudadano party announced today that it will not nominate candidates in the current electoral processes in Coahuila and the State of Mexico, as it will concentrate on elaborating a political offer for the presidential succession in 2024. Senator Dante Delgado, who heads the National Operating Commission of Movimiento Ciudadano, and also Senator Juan Zepeda, said that this decision is due to the fact that the “Va por Mexico” alliance accuses MC of working for Morena and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador so that without its participation in said electoral processes, it will not be able to blame the orange party for any alliance.