The comeback of Mexican Maquiladoras
Source: Investor’s Business Daily Starting with this year, according to the Boston Consulting Group, China has lost its factory wage advantage over Mexico. A decade ago experts wrote about “China’s eating Mexico’s lunch”, where China’s reforms where challenging Mexico’s comparative advantages. Back then China was winning the “battle” on attracting foreign direct investment based on […]
Mexico’s first wave power station
By Adina Moloman Sources: CNN Expansion, New Energy Connections Mexico is showing the world that it is adopting a resource rich, low carbon country strategy with real economic gains, as well as environmental and social benefits. Following its strategy, a few days ago Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) confirmed the construction of the Mexico’s […]
Long-term countries competitiveness fundamentals
By Adina Moloman Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 by the World Economic Forum Presenting a mix of factors important for achieving nation competitiveness and growth. The first of which is the importance of legal and administrative framework for any given country. A good example is the definition of a legal framework to help investment […]
Biofuels in Aviation – New energy technologies
By Adina Moloman Sources: European Biofuels Technology Platform, Renewable Energy World Worldwide organism and organizations express concerns that measures should be taken in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For such there are many proposals of integrated policies on climate change that includes different aspects, such as technical (research and innovation in the field of […]
Customs and Border Protection weekend experiment at San Ysidro Port of Entry
By Adina Moloman Source: UT San Diego Customs and Border Protection did an experimental exercise last weekend, by opening added lanes and inspection booths at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Even while the reconstruction of the port is ongoing, the exercise consisted in opening 21 vehicle lanes and 41 inspection booths during peak crossing […]
State Route 905 Grand Opening
By Adina Moloman Sources: SANDAG, Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce California Route 905 freeway from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to Interstate 805 finally got to its completion. This is a long expected alternative for commercial traffic, giving the fact that Otay Mesa is the busiest commercial port on the U.S.-Mexico border and it […]
Photovoltaic (PV) solar technology in Mexico
By Adina Moloman Sources: Conermex, Renewable Energy Today there are different solar energy technologies that create energy for different end uses. Three solar technologies are widely spread around the world: Photovoltaic (PV)[1] and Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) both of which produce electricity, and Solar Thermal Collectors which produces heat for different purposes such as water […]
Mexico manufacturing achievements
By Adina Moloman Sources: Financial Times, Special Report on Mexico Mexico faces several challenges to achieving a more solid macroeconomic framework. Its main goal of being among the world’s leading exporting nations is becoming a reality by diversifying its range of export products (other than oil which were around 80% of the total exports two […]
New OLED TV technology
By Adina Moloman Sources: Reuters, Oled-Info.com Electronic companies dominated Mexico Manufacturing Industry during the 1990s, where Japanese and Korean multinational corporations had made northwestern Mexico their North American production base for televisions. Two decades ago, northwestern Mexico was a globally important center of television and television parts production. As we know the production base is […]
Grupo Modelo SA de CV Sells Stake To Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
By Adina Moloman Sources: Reuters, The Wall Street Journal In the middle of the presidential elections in Mexico, it comes the surprise announcement of the acquisition of Grupo Modelo SAB by the Belgium giant, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV. The Belgian company already owns 50.4 percent of Modelo, Mexico’s No. 1 brewer. Grupo Modelo brands includes Corona […]