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

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