Mexico

Infrastructure development has helped expand Mexico’s transport system and strengthen logistics activities in the country. High among the reasons for this is the fast growth of containerisation, coupled with increased connectivity between transport modes. “Interconnection between different kinds of transport increased in 1995 with the...

A successful privatisation of Mexico’s railway network and an increase in trade with the US has helped strengthen rail transport across Mexico. Having established itself as a strategic freight carrier for manufacturing inputs, agricultural goods and the mining industry, the sector now faces challenges from legislators aiming to open Mexico’s...

Reeling from a crisis that left some of the country’s largest home builders in bad shape, the real estate sector is finding ways to grow in other segments. Investment coming through new property trusts is pushing the sector to rally around more profitable markets. The increase in the number of international firms has led to the development of...

Despite Mexico’s dynamism and the size of its economy, the country’s construction industry had a difficult year in 2013. After growing 4% in 2011 and 1.9% in 2012, the accumulated losses for the sector during the first nine months of 2013 amounted to a 4.5% reduction in construction activity. An acceleration of government spending before the...

The real estate sector is expecting a wave of investment from overseas with the lifting of a law restricting foreign ownership of land within 50 km of the sea. A change in article 27 of the Mexican Constitution is set to ease ownership rules and attract an inflow of foreign buyers. The measure should provide encouragement for the vacation-home...