Mexico is considered to be at the leading edge of Latin America in terms of innovation in business modelling, with a mature tech sector installed in clusters across Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Furthermore, it has a second tier of smaller cities housing start-ups that apply technology to a number of sectors, from automotive,...
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted around the globe. While the technology is still taking off, many emerging markets are hoping that it will allow them to leapfrog...
How would you describe the outlook for the real estate and construction sectors, and what projects to you see contributing to Mexico’s development?
With infrastructure development identified as a driver for medium-term growth, construction is tipped to play a major role in the Mexican economy. The country’s potential in this area is highlighted in its ranking of 49 out of 140 countries in terms of infrastructure in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2018” published by the World Economic...
Mexico is home to the largest urban population in Spanish-speaking Latin America, having 10 cities home to over 1m residents and over 100 cities with more than 100,000. As such, urban planning and an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency is necessary to ensure quality of life. Over the last decade Mexico has built itself to be a...
Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world. According to the UN, in 1950, 751m people lived in urban...
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