Mexico

A religious and historical synergy between Catholicism and indigenous practices gives Mexico the perfect cultural cocktail for a wide variety of festivals. Many are well known internationally, while others are yet to be largely recognised outside the country.

Opportunities for private companies in Mexico are supported by intellectual property regulations and the increasing use of PPPs to deliver infrastructure. The intellectual property legislation, improved by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the local Agreements on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights have...

VAT in Mexico is governed by the Value-Added Tax Act (Ley del Impuesto al Valor Agregado). It is the country’s main indirect tax and is applied at a standard rate of 16%, however there is a 0% rate for exports and the supply of local goods and services. As with any other indirect tax, VAT is not paid directly, but is transferred or charged to a third party until it...

Labour market reforms undertaken in 2012 did not produce the intended results of facilitating the creation of formal employment in Mexico, essentially reforming workers’ rights to give employers more power over their staff. Four significant changes can be observed in articles 15 A, 15 B and 15 C, which, unsuccessfully tried to regulate...

With macroeconomic uncertainty at the start of 2017, the year is set to be a challenging one for the labour market in Mexico. In Latin America we have observed that all structural changes, no matter how simple they are, have brought about contradictory repercussions. For instance, while the economy continues growing, the population has had to...

The expected scenario for the real estate sector in Mexico City – the largest urban concentration in the country – is strong stable growth. This is due to the conclusion of policies, including the National Housing Policy begun in 2013, which seek to promote the orderly and sustainable development of the sector, its standardisation and the...