ProMéxico

ProMéxico
Agency overview
Formed June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13)
Headquarters  Mexico
19°18′39″N 99°13′06″W / 19.310799°N 99.218221°W / 19.310799; -99.218221
Agency executive
  • Francisco N. González Díaz [1]
Parent department Secretariat of Economy
Website www.promexico.gob.mx
Headquarters

ProMéxico is a trust fund of the Mexican Government —a subdivision of the Secretariat of Economy— that promotes international trade and investment. ProMéxico drives the country's active participation in the international arena and firmly establishes it as an attractive, safe and competitive destination for foreign investment; encourages the exportation of national products and supports the internationalization of Mexican companies; provides specialized advisory services to boost the export of products and services and increase the presence of Mexican businesses abroad, and guides the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country.[2]

ProMéxico has a network of 48 offices in 31[3] countries with sizeable economies that account for more than 70% of the world gross domestic product. In Mexico, 30 offices provide the public with a wide range of services and support.

History

On June 1, 2007 the then President of Mexico, Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, along with several federal secretaries,[4] signed the decree ordering the establishment of ProMéxico as a “State-owned public trust fund,” for an initial term of fifty years, with the right to revoke its term at any time according to the applicable provisions. Representing the Presidency, Eduardo Sojo Garza Aldape—the Secretary of Economy at that time—inaugurated the XXIV National Convention of Retail Trade (XXIV Convención Nacional del Comercio Detallista) ANTAD 2007 and announced the creation of ProMéxico, “trade and investment, that will be the new window to open markets and promote foreign trade and investment.”

CEOs of ProMéxico

Structure

ProMéxico has the following operational organizational structure:[9]

Offices exist in Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Guatemala. North America: Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Chicago and Miami in the USA, and Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal in Canada. Asia: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Beijing, Singapore, Taiwan, Mumbai and Dubai. Europe: United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.

Services and Business support

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Services

Business support

Platforms

ProMéxico Global

ProMéxico Global is the most important trade and investment event in Mexico. To be held in eight different states around the country during 2014, the event features keynote speeches, business matchmaking, panels and workshops designed to promote and facilitate exports, the internationalization of Mexican companies and attract foreign direct investment. In addition, representatives from the main government agencies, business chambers, international bodies and universities will be available in the exhibition rooms.

Made in Mexico B2B

[11] Made in Mexico B2B is an international promotion platform to facilitate the sales of Mexican products and services. It provides information on how to export, the necessary steps to do so, ProMéxico's support and services and the most important national and international business events and missions for business owners.

Mexico Investment Map (MIM)

[12] The Mexico Investment Map was developed to give global companies and their investment project evaluators the facts about what makes Mexico an excellent choice for establishing their operations. It provides information about Mexico's infrastructure and production base across a large number of sectors and contains a database with information by state.

See also

Secretariat of Economy

References

  1. "Diario Oficial de la Federación". DOF.gob.mx. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  2. "ProMéxico offices abroad". Promexico.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Agustín Guillermo Carstens Carstens, Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit; Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources; Eduardo Sojo Garza Aldape, Secretary of Economy; Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food; Germán Martínez Cázares, Secretary of Public Administration; and Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, Secretary of Tourism.
  4. "Secretaría de Economía - Nombran nuevos funcionarios de la SE y de su sector coordinado". Economia.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  5. "Secretaría de Economía - Toma posesión Francisco González Díaz como Director General de PROMÉXICO". Economia.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  6. "Portal de Obligaciones de Transparencia". Portaltransparencia.gob.mx. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  7. "Apoyos y Servicios". Promexico.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  8. "Hecho en México B2B :: Members". Hechoenmexicob2b.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  9. "ProMéxico: Mapa de Inversión en México". Mim.promexico.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
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