Mexico recorded 21.4B in foreign direct investment in the first quarter

Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico (Foreign Live Investment) Economic Minister Marcelo Ebert said Thursday that US $ 21.4 billion set a new record in the first quarter of 2025.

“This is the highest (the highest of the first quarter)” ” Ebrard President Claudia Shinbam said at a press conference.

“This is a very good news, because it was a complex quarter in the international arena,” he said, primarily mentioning the security policies implemented by US President Donald Trump since he started his second time on January 20.

.4 21.4 billion foreign direct investment indicates a total increase of 5.4% 3 20.3 billion received Mexico in foreign investment in the first trimester of 2024. The first quarter of last year set a record at that time.

Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico has increased in the first quarter since 2012, except 2017, the Q1 total was equal than the previous year.

In the first quarter of 2012, foreign investment in Mexico was 386% higher in the three months since 2025, when foreign direct investment was a total of $ 4.4 billion.

The word used by the ruling party politicians to describe the period between 1982 and 2018 – the term used by the ruling party politicians in 2018, the word used by the ruling party politicians in 2018 – Efrert described the maximum first quarter foreign direct investment in Mexico. “

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“In the fourth change, we are reaching $ 21.4 billion in foreign direct investment this year,” he said, using the self-abusive nickname of the political movement founded by former President Andrez Manuel Lopez Obrador.

“I think this is a very good news,” Ebrard said.

The Economic Minister did not provide the breakdown of the Foreign Direct Investment Company, which was obtained in the first quarter of 2025.

In 2024, almost 80% US $ 36.87 billion foreign direct investment It came from re -investing the profits of existing companies in Mexico. The new investment is just 8.6% of the total 2024, with the remaining money – 13.5% of the total – loans and payments between companies of the same corporate group. Almost half of all foreign direct investment in Mexico last year came from the United States.

On Thursday, Hebreard said that the increase in foreign direct investment in the first quarter of the year, Mexico “gained high re -investment and more capital to our country.”

Last year, the lowest amount of new foreign direct investment -2023 refers to a decline of $ 3.17 billion in a total of $ 30%-MExico raised additional concerns that “once in a lifetime” was not described as “a lifetime”.

The Shinbam administration was sworn in last October, In January Plan started with an ambitious economic effort called MexicoThis is aimed at provoking foreign investment in Mexico, especially in Mexico, and especially reducing imports from Asia.

The government’s plan to create moves of ‘well -being centers’

In April, Shinbam 18 “Plans and Action” related to Plan Mexico. One of the sub -activities he has underlined the tendering processes for the construction of 15 new “well -being centers” in mid -May (Welfare poles) – Industrial zones or corridors Throughout the country, each will specialize in different economic sectors.

Ebert said 14 state governments were recognized by 14 state governments located across the North, Central and Southeast Mexico. He added that tendering processes have begun to find companies to create them.

The Economic Minister said that the planned industrial corridors include “many states”.

“Quintana Ru, Micovacon, Varagruz, Tamalipas, Sinalova, Puebla, Hitalco.

He presented a map showing that the government would evaluate or evaluate the establishment of 16 industrial corridors. Already operated somewhat Freight trains between Salina Cruz, Oksaka, Cotzakolkos and Varagrus are now carrying goods across the narrow land on the Pacific coast on the Gulf Beach.

Ebert said the government would provide tax concessions to companies investing in new development centers. He said the government expects Mexican and foreign companies to invest in various sectors.

Those sectors include space, automotive, agricultural industry, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, electronic, semiconductor, chemicals, textiles, clean energy, plastic, metal and logistics.

Ebraht stressed that the construction of industrial zones is “associated with the development of strategic economic sectors for our country” and “ensuring growth in all Mexico, but not some regions.”

“…. It is associated with an increase in national content proposed in Mexico,” he said.

“After all, the most important thing is that there is a shared prosperity, and if we have (economic) growth and investment, it is well translated as well.

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