Archive of posts filed under the Mexico category.

Mexico vs. China – Top 10 Reasons To Nearshore Manufacturing: Infographic

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Mexico and China compete to attract foreign direct investment especially from US multinationals. While labor in China is much cheaper than in Mexico, Mexico has many advantages over China. For example, China’s labor practices are much to be desired to say least. A few years ago a spate suicides by workers at Foxconn, a contract …

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A Review of the Economy of Mexico

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The economy of Mexico is the 11the largest in the world at about $2.4 Trillion. The Mexican economy is closely integrated with the economies of the US and Canada due to USMCA (previously NAFTA). According to the CIA’s World Factbook, Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries. The country is the second largest export …

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Mexico: Still An Emerging Market 200 Years Later

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Mexico is currently an emerging market. According to an article by Bryan Taylor, Chief Economist at Global Financial Data published last year Mexico is still emerging 200 years later. He discusses the boom and busts and the challenges of the country since its independence. Before we get to those details, it is important to note …

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Mexican Airport Operator Stocks Soared Recently

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Airport operators in Mexico offer one of the unique investment opportunities to profit from the growing tourism and domestic air travel there. These firms hold term concessions to run many airports. They generate revenue from a variety of items such as parking, retail space, services to airlines, etc. The three publicly listed Mexican airport operators …

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Manufacturing Labor Costs in Mexico vs. China

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Labor costs in the manufacturing sector is cheaper in Mexico than other countries especially China. Major US firms have significant operations in the country due to the geographical proximity to the US and abundant and well-experienced workforce. I have written about the cost competitiveness of the Mexican labor market in the past before which you …

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