How would you characterise the level of sophistication in Mexico’s industrial sector?
Displaying 1339 - 1344 of 2333
Interviews & Viewpoints | Manuel Herrera Vega, President, Concamin: Interview from The Report: Mexico 2015
Articles & Analysis | Cracking open new markets: New regulations are helping craft brewers find their stride from The Report: Mexico 2015
Mexico is the world’s leading beer exporter, producing 86m hectolitres (hl) per year, worth $20bn. The country has topped the list of beer exporters for the past six years, thanks to surging international demand for brands such as Corona Extra, Modelo, Sol and Tecate, with exports growing 9% to reach around $2.4bn in 2014, according to the...
Articles & Analysis | Increasing awareness boosts Mexico insurance from The Report: Mexico 2015
Although the pace of expansion has moderated in the last two years in line with a sluggish economy, Mexico’s insurance industry has been experiencing strong growth. The country remains under-insured, and thus the outlook for increasing the market penetration of insurance products is encouraging. According to the industry’s main regulatory body...
Articles & Analysis | Higher standards: The new insurance law will further strengthen the industry from The Report: Mexico 2015
Mexico’s new insurance and sureties law (Ley de Instituciones de Seguros y de Finanzas, LISF) came into effect in April 2015. The law, considered one of the most advanced of its type in Latin America, seeks to bring the country into line with the Solvency II insurance industry regulatory standards developed in Europe.
Chapter | Industry & Mining from The Report: Mexico 2015
Since the early years of the maquiladora concept, a cross-border manufacturing government programme, the Mexican manufacturing sector has evolved significantly. Today, the well-established and globalised Mexican industrial sector is a much more specialised and nuanced market, with a stronger regulatory framework. In 2014 the sector saw its GDP increase by 4.22%, according to the National...
Although the pace of expansion has moderated in the past two years, in line with a sluggish economy, Mexico’s insurance industry has been experiencing strong growth. The number of active companies in the sector reached 105 by the end of 2014, up significantly from 70 in 2000. Moreover, total premium income in 2014 reached $24.47bn, or 2.1% of GDP, according to the industry’s main regulatory...