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

For years, Mexico discussed customs as if they were physical gates: booths, ports, yards, lanes, checkpoints, terminals and counters. That interpretation is no longer enough. In the new global economy, a customs office is not merely the place where goods enter or leave a country; it is where a value chain gains time, loses trust or becomes too expensive to compete. Nearshoring changed the conversation. Companies no longer ask only about labor, industrial parks or proximity to

Monterrey should not wait until it ages to discover that its city was designed for young adults with cars. Population aging is often treated as a matter of pensions, hospitals or social programs. That reading is incomplete. When a city ages, everything changes: mobility, housing, employment, consumption, public space, health, security, care and the way territory is governed. Tokyo is an extreme but useful mirror. In 2025, Japan reached nearly 29.4% of its population aged 65 a

Mexico talks about retirement when it is already late. The conversation usually arrives when a person is already working, already in debt, already distrustful of taxes, already spending without method or already discovering that their future pension will not be enough to sustain the life they imagine. Then come campaigns, simulators, savings advice and calls for individual responsibility. The problem is that a culture of foresight cannot be improvised at age 40. It is formed

Queretaro can no longer celebrate growth without explaining how it will govern it. For years, the city became one of the most cited references of Mexican development: industry, housing, universities, services, relative security, arrival of companies and a narrative of order. But every fast-growing city faces a second test. Attracting is no longer enough. It must sustain. That is where Milan becomes an uncomfortable mirror. Not because Queretaro should look like Italy, nor bec

Mexico is part of global value chains… but it does not control them. And in today’s economy, that difference means everything. The world no longer produces for efficiency. It now produces for survival. Geopolitical tensions, logistical disruptions, and economic security concerns have shattered the linear model that dominated for decades. Today, value chains no longer follow predictable routes: they are designed, negotiated, and defended. In 2025, global trade surpassed $32

Latin America is not losing competitiveness because of a lack of investment. It is losing it because it does not know how to move that investment. That is the uncomfortable paradox few want to acknowledge: growth exists, capital is arriving, yet logistics—the invisible infrastructure that connects everything—remains the weakest link. For years, the region’s economic narrative revolved around manufacturing, natural resources, and macroeconomic stability. Today, that conversa