The Plan Mexico will not be measured by the decrees signed by the President. It will be measured by the permits municipalities are able to unlock. That is the uncomfortable truth. President Claudia Sheinbaum presented this week a strategy to accelerate investment, simplify procedures and provide greater certainty to productive capital. The official message is clear: Mexico wants to move faster. It wants to attract investment. It wants to organize industrial relocation. It

Mexico does not only have a port problem. It has a territorial power problem. It exports like a powerhouse, but still manages part of its logistics as if it were paperwork. That is the contradiction. While global supply chains are being reordered by costs, security, water, energy, technology, and delivery times, Mexico continues to postpone an uncomfortable question: does it want to be only a country that sells a lot, or a nation capable of governing the route through which

Security, water, mobility, and digital government: the decisions that will test its capacity for metropolitan governance Naucalpan no longer has room to think of itself as a municipality that merely manages problems. Because of its location, urban density, economic weight, and connection to the country’s capital, it is a decisive piece of the metropolitan puzzle. And for that very reason, its challenge is no small one: to prove that it can govern complexity, not just react

For years in Mexico, trade agreements were seen as the domain of foreign ministries, federal agencies, and large corporations. That idea has expired. Today, in a context of slower global growth, reconfigured supply chains, and contested trade rules, the real battleground lies in territory: ports, border crossings, industrial parks, inland customs, digital networks, water, energy, and local execution capacity. The World Trade Organization projects global merchandise trade grow

In the race to attract investment, tourism, talent, and value chains, it is no longer enough to have industrial parks, corporate offices, or an export-oriented economy. The new frontier of urban power lies on the runway. Mexican cities that manage to turn their airport into an extension of their economic strategy will be the ones best positioned to negotiate with North America, connect with Europe, and gain relevance against Asia, South America, and emerging markets. Today, a

In a global environment defined by volatility and increasingly complex economic challenges, Mexico stands at a crossroads that demands more than superficial diagnoses. The country needs robust structures capable of turning theory into practice and analysis into tangible well-being. Under this premise, Mexico Factible emerges—a platform that goes beyond the traditional forum format to become an ecosystem of real solutions, driven by a coalition of visionaries committed to na

New Orleans enters 2026 with a paradox that should resonate with any Mexican mayor thinking about international competitiveness. The city is strengthening its position as a Gulf logistics platform while continuing to face persistent signals of population decline and internal reshuffling. Under the new administration of Helena “Nancy” Moreno, the debate is no longer whether New Orleans is “growing” or “shrinking,” but what kind of city its demography is producing: more profess

There is an uncomfortable truth in North America’s urban economy: many cities are no longer being redesigned first in city halls, but in investment committees. Territory is moving at the pace of real estate capital, logistics funds, industrial developers, and firms that can anticipate—before anyone else—where consumption, manufacturing, data, housing, and value appreciation will emerge. In both Mexico and the United States, this capital is no longer just supporting growth; it

In today’s shifting map of economic power, municipalities can no longer wait for funding to flow solely from federal governments. Competition for investment in infrastructure, water systems, mobility, digitalization, and climate resilience is unfolding in a global environment marked by moderate growth, trade tensions, and fiscal pressure. The IMF projects global growth at 3.3% and notes that technology is cushioning part of the impact of commercial uncertainty. At the same ti

In the new geography of capital, cities are no longer competing only to attract factories, logistics hubs, or digital talent. They are competing for financing. And that is where a crucial part of Mexico’s future is being defined. The debate over municipal finance has moved beyond technical discussions confined to local treasuries; it is now about economic sovereignty, infrastructure, water, energy, housing, and the ability to integrate into global value chains linking Mexico