The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

The real connection between Osaka and Querétaro does not emerge from diplomatic rhetoric, but from an increasingly valuable productive alignment: both economies understand that modern competitiveness is built on advanced manufacturing, efficient logistics, and sector specialization. Osaka remains one of Japan’s major industrial hubs, combining research, materials processing, production, and assembly; its ecosystem reports around 1,000 annual collaborations between universitie

Africa is no longer a marginal note in the global conversation—it is becoming one of the century’s major geoeconomic bets. For Mexico, that shift matters more than public policy debates often admit. The combination of rapid urbanization, expanding trade, port infrastructure upgrades, and new logistics alliances is repositioning several African cities as hubs of business, innovation, and diplomacy. Within this landscape, Alexandria stands out for its historical weight and mode

In 2026, international financing with a gender lens has stopped being a “corporate social responsibility” topic and become a hard lever of competitiveness. The reason is pragmatic: capital markets, development banks, and large investors are rewarding projects that measure impact, reduce risk, and raise productivity. Few agendas deliver returns as clearly as those that close gaps in labor participation, access to credit, and women’s economic security—especially in the places w

Full credit to the original author, Víctor Jesús Hernández Salinas. The original article puts forward an uncomfortable but necessary idea: in Mexico and Latin America, artificial intelligence has been celebrated first as spectacle and only later as a tool for real transformation. This perspective is especially relevant for interAlcaldes because it connects directly with a central challenge for local governments and municipal economies: technology alone does not transform real

The modernization of the agreement between Mexico and the European Union should no longer be seen as a delayed diplomatic formality, but as a strategic repositioning move. After both parties concluded negotiations in January 2025 and the European Commission formally presented proposals for its signing and conclusion in September 2025, the debate in 2026 has shifted from whether the agreement is beneficial to how quickly it can transform Mexico’s global integration. Mexico’s F

Mexico’s evolving economic relationship with China can no longer be understood as a simple story of cheap imports or trade diplomacy. Today, it is a far more complex triangle: Beijing seeks to maintain its footprint in manufacturing, technology, and electric mobility; Washington aims to close any backdoor access to its market; and Mexico is trying to turn that tension into investment, jobs, and productive capacity without jeopardizing the upcoming USMCA review. This dynamic p

The narrative around the Mexico–United States border is often trapped between migration, security, and political tension. But there is another story—quieter, yet far more strategic: Tijuana–San Diego as a single advanced production platform. It is no exaggeration to say that this strip now operates as a global factory where Mexico contributes industrial speed, technical talent, and export capacity, while California adds design, capital, services, technology, and market access

The discussion about green corridors and sustainable logistics in South America has moved beyond environmental rhetoric and into a hard competition for competitiveness, geopolitical influence, and control of supply chains. What is at stake is not only how goods move with fewer emissions, but who will capture the value of the next phase of trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. For Mexico—whose trade with the United States reached more than $872 billion in 2025 and re

Climate change is no longer just an environmental debate; it has become a daily test of local governance, public health, and economic competitiveness. Municipalities are now where a decisive part of the new productive map between Mexico, the United States, and their trade partners across the Americas, Europe, and Africa is being drawn. When a city cannot respond to heat waves, dengue outbreaks, water shortages, or floods, the consequences go beyond quality of life. Industrial

The conversation about female leadership no longer belongs solely to the agenda of rights and representation. Across municipalities in Africa, Latin America, and Europe, it is increasingly becoming a hard variable of competitiveness, governance, and innovation. The reason is simple: in a period marked by strained supply chains, the upcoming review of the USMCA, the energy transition, and accelerated digitalization, local power has returned to the center of economic decision-m