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

A port can enrich a municipality or overwhelm it completely. The difference is not only in the ships. It is in local government. Altamira is not merely a strategic infrastructure asset on the Gulf of Mexico. It is a test of public capacity. If the port grows faster than the city, the promise of logistics can turn into road pressure, more expensive land, saturated permitting processes and social conflict. Ports are no longer just points of entry and exit for goods. They ar

Investment is not always lost in major national decisions. Sometimes it is lost at a slow municipal service window, on an industrial street without maintenance, in a stalled permit, or in a city that cannot guarantee water, energy, security, and connectivity. That is the uncomfortable truth. Mexico is already part of the global conversation on nearshoring, advanced manufacturing, and North American integration. But appearing on the map of opportunity is one thing. Having

Mexico did not arrive late to the new economic order. It arrived with an advantage. The problem is that many of its municipalities are still not prepared to turn that advantage into real power. Global reorganization is no longer decided only through trade agreements, investment speeches, or business tours. It is decided through available energy, sufficient water, operational security, connected infrastructure, fast permits, technical talent, and local governments capable of

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

Mexico has a second foreign policy. It was not born in a foreign ministry. It was built by millions of Mexicans who work, pay taxes, send money, open businesses, vote, defend their identity, and negotiate every day with schools, banks, hospitals, unions, companies, and governments beyond the national territory. That is the uncomfortable truth, the Mexican diaspora already operates as a parallel diplomacy. The problem is not that Mexico lacks global influence. The problem

In many Mexican municipalities, opening a business does not begin with an investment plan. It begins with an unwritten question, who needs to be convinced for the process to move forward? That is the wound. Local corruption does not always appear as a major scandal. Sometimes it disguises itself as an additional requirement, a stalled file, an ambiguous inspection, a permit that “can be expedited,” a counter that never says no, but never allows progress either. Mexico w

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

México no necesita otra generación de diagnósticos impecables. Necesita convertir la visión estratégica en decisiones económicas, acuerdos institucionales y resultados medibles. Esa fue la tensión subyacente que dejó el Foro México Factible, celebrado el jueves 23 de abril de 2026, en la Cámara de Diputados en San Lázaro, dentro del Auditorio Aurora Jiménez. El evento se presentó como un puente entre la visión estratégica y la acción económica, pero su valor no radicó solo en

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

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

European regulation is no longer a European issue. It is the new frontier of global trade. For decades, the rules of international trade were defined by treaties, tariffs, and multilateral agreements. Today, that power is quietly shifting to another arena: regulation. And in that arena, the European Union has chosen to play in a different league. It does not compete on price. It competes on standards. The result is a structural tension that Mexico has yet to fully grasp:

The border between Tijuana and San Diego is not only the busiest in the world. It is the most powerful binational region on the planet and the core of the border economy between Mexico and the United States. Yet Mexico still does not manage it as the global strategic asset it truly represents. At a time when nearshoring is reshaping global supply chains, the Tijuana–San Diego corridor has become the most efficient connection point between North America and Asia. This region

Mexico trains engineers it cannot find, exports talent it cannot retain, and attracts investment it cannot scale. This is not a paradox—it is a structural failure. The country is not losing talent; it is failing to integrate it. In a global economy where the speed of connection defines value, Mexico continues to operate with disconnected pieces. The data is clear. According to the World Bank, Mexico maintains one of the highest rates of engineering graduates in Latin Americ

Speaking of the Mexican diaspora as merely a network of family support is no longer sufficient. Today, it is an economic, political, and technological actor with the capacity to influence Mexico’s public discourse and to build bridges with its trade partners across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The scale makes this clear: Mexico remains one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, while the International Monetary Fund projects moderate economic gro

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