The Rise of Mexico as an Attractive Investment Destination

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This chapter explores why Mexico has become an appealing destination for manufacturing and investment, discussing factors such as its geographical location, interdependence with the United States, and the presence of esteemed universities. It also highlights the increase in foreign direct investment and national gross fixed capital formation, while addressing potential obstacles such as government hostility towards business, infrastructure challenges, issues with rule of law and corruption, and security concerns.

A record number of Chinese people have defaulted since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a court ruling in Germany has opened up a huge €60bn hole in the country’s budget, and the FT’s Christine Murray explains why Mexico is benefitting from companies rethinking their foreign investments.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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