A surge in the gambling industry in the past seven years has prompted a review of the legislative framework regulating the industry. Mexico’s gambling industry is the second-largest in Latin America after Argentina, generating annual revenues surpassing $10bn. With a new law expected to be introduced in 2014 bringing transparency, the industry...
Selected by the current government as a pillar for growth, the tourism sector contributes more than 8% to national GDP and is the fourth-most-important source of foreign currency. With the exception of 2009, tourist arrivals have increased steadily from 22.9m in 2008 to 23.7m in 2013. Foreign exchange inflows generated by the sector also registered an increase of 8.5% in 2013, reaching a...
The second-largest economy in Latin America, Mexico seems poised to enter a new growth phase as the government of Enrique Peña Nieto implements radical changes in a number of sectors across the economy. The reforms, aimed at raising the competitiveness of the Mexican economy, have the potential to establish Mexico’s position as a regional powerhouse.
In a speech delivered at the most recent Mongolian Economic Forum, held in Ulaanbaatar in March 2013, Ts. Oyungerel, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, announced that the government was in the early stages of a plan to develop “special interest tourism” in a handful of key areas, with the long-term goal of boosting the sector’s overall...
Sewage, water and heating systems are attractive products for the Mongolian market.
With tourism activity mostly seasonal, how is the ministry planning to increase the number of skilled workers in the labour force?
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