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

For decades, territories competed through highways, energy, industrial land, talent and incentives. Now a far more fundamental variable is beginning to condition all of them: water availability. Without water security, attracting investment may still be possible; sustaining growth will become increasingly difficult. A company may find land, workers and connectivity. A farmer may have technology and access to markets. A city may approve new industrial parks and thousands of ho

For years, Mexican municipalities competed to attract investment by offering available land, tax incentives, or affordable labor. That logic is no longer enough. Territorial economics is entering a new era in which the real competitive advantage will no longer be infrastructure alone, but a territory's ability to understand who it is, what it can offer, and where it intends to grow. This week's five articles published by interAlcaldes appeared to address different subjects: l

Integrating cadastral records, business activity, public services, mobility, and administrative procedures can reduce uncertainty, strengthen revenue collection, and turn municipal information into a competitive advantage. When a municipal government discusses economic infrastructure, it usually thinks of roads, industrial parks, water networks, energy, or connectivity. These are visible assets: they are budgeted, built, and physically transform the territory. Yet another, le

Mexican networks in the United States do more than connect families: they shape access to customers, suppliers, talent, and investment in North America’s new economic map. Mexico Does Not End at the Border The debate over Mexico’s economic future is often confined to ports, industrial parks, roads, and municipal budgets. All of that matters. But it leaves out an infrastructure that does not fit within a single national map: the U.S. cities where Mexican goods are sold, distri

Mexico receives a consequential flow of private resources from its diaspora. The municipal challenge is not to redirect them, but to build the conditions in which the share families choose to invest can become local activity, jobs, and a more durable economic base. A remittance that sustains a household is also development A remittance used for food, medicine, rent, or school is not money misused; it is a household safeguard. The mistake begins when public debate treats consu

North America’s productive map is no longer shaped only by trade agreements, tariffs or presidential speeches. It is being decided in industrial parks, municipal permits, water, energy, local suppliers and governments capable of turning geopolitics into productive capacity. The industrial battle of the twenty-first century will not be decided only in Washington, Beijing or Mexico City. It will be decided in municipalities with orderly land, available energy, treated water, lo

Mexico can point to location, trade agreements and record investment. But relocation is decided in the municipality that can offer organized land, energy, water, permits and logistics without improvisation. The conversation about nearshoring in Mexico has too often been told as a national story. It focuses on geography, the USMCA, competitive costs and record foreign direct investment. All of that matters. But in the real life of a company, the decision does not land in an ab

The 2026 World Cup may generate economic movement, but only municipalities with strategy will capture value beyond hotels and stadiums. Sports tourism does not reward cities that merely receive visitors. It rewards cities that know how to turn visitors into local economic value. The 2026 World Cup will open an exceptional window for Mexico, but that window will not automatically translate into prosperity. Economic impact does not fall evenly. It concentrates where there are c