1. Which are the primary challenges that the country faces today?

The challenges facing Mexico are those that are related to the wide disparity of
income, insecurity and deficiencies in governance, as well as the high dependence
on selling to only one market.

2. Which are the primary strategies or goals of the countrie

international commerce to face those challenges?
The objectives for foreign trade are set out in the National Development Plan for
2013-2018. In international trade, the objective is to reaffirm Mexico's commitment
to free trade, capital mobility and productive integration. To this end, two strategies
are defined: promoting and deepening the trade liberalization policy, and promoting
the regional integration of Mexico, establishing strategic economic agreements and
deepening the existing ones. It also emphasizes the importance of strengthening
Mexico's presence in regional and multilateral forums and bodies, including the
WTO. These objectives and strategies are developed in the sector program of the
Ministry of Economy for 2013 - 2018, since this is the entity in charge of
formulating and implementing the necessary measures to fulfill the objectives of
the National Plan of Development related to trade. As a result of the structural
reforms introduced in 2013, Mexico has created new institutions for its
implementation.
The agricultural and fishery sector is considered a strategic sector in Mexico for its
contribution to the reduction of poverty and economic development. One of the
most important objectives of Mexican agricultural policy is to ensure food security
through increased productivity.

3. Is there a promotion strategy to enhance international commerce?

The National Fund for Tourism Promotion (FONATUR) contributes to the
promotion and development of tourism and tourist resources. It also contributes to
the promotion of the financing of private investments through agreements with
development banks.
Mexico has two export promotion programs: the Manufacturing Industry,
Maquiladora and Export Services Program (IMMEX) and the drawback program.
These programs were in force at the time of the last review and have not
undergone any substantial changes. The IMMEX program is of considerable
importance to Mexican commerce. On average, during 2012-2015, 69.7% of
Mexican exports and 50.5% of Mexican imports were carried out by companies
operating under this program. In the first nine months of 2016, 58% of exports and
44% of imports were made by companies operating under IMMEX. In addition,
Mexico has a number of support programs to promote productivity, attract
investment and create jobs, and implements sectoral programs primarily aimed at
assisting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, through which financial
assistance is provided, tax incentives and technical training. These include
Sectorial Promotion Programs (PROSEC), as well as some tax concessions
related to the payment of Income Tax (SRI) and the Special Tax on Production and
Services (IEPS), the consumption of diesel, and the importation of machinery with
environmental benefits, among others. Mexico has notified several of these
programs to the WTO.

4. What do you think about the actual place of Mxico in international

commerce?
The position of Mexico should be better because although it has many treaties, the
way it takes advantage of them is very slow, should invest more training
entrepreneurs to gradually begin to export more to other locations and not just
wholly dependent on the United States. However we must rescue that we are very
well placed, we should be very proud and have a spirit of continuing to prosper,
ending impunity to become a world power.