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Source: SEMARNAT. 6 Biodiversity

Source: UNESCO, SECTUR. 7 Culture and History

Mexico’s Wealth Mexico is Latin America’s leading tourist destination and the eleventh in the world. Source: World Tourism Organization, Tourism Highlights 2011 Edition; SECTUR. 8

Mexico’s favourable economic performance 9 Mexico has grown 4% in 2011 and estimated 3,8% in 2012 Close to 800,000 new jobs created in 2011 Exports at 350 billion USD in 2011 The country has received USD 19 billion in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in 2011

Great Stability Source: JP Morgan 10 EMBI (Basis point)

Favourable economic performance. Source: The Economist, / OECD/ Mexico’s Central Bank 11 Total debt by country (%GDP) Mexico’s International Reserves (billion USD) Argentina Brazil Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaTurkey Vietnam SingaporeThailand Egypt PeruPhilippines Chile China Colombia Poland Saudi Arabia South Korea VenezuelaRussia South Africa Czech Republic Mexico PakistanTaiwanMalaysiaHungary

th place 11th place 2010 Goldman Sach’s Forecast Gross Domestic Product (Billion Dollars) Forecasts World's largest GDP measured by PPP (Billion Dollars) 12

Mexico is the ideal export platform for reaching 2/3 of the world’s GDP. 13 We are the Gateway to the World SOURCE: IMF, OMC

14 With 11 trade agreements, Mexico has privileged access to 44 countries (one billion people). Number of FTA per country We are the Gateway to the World SOURCE: IMF, OMC

With a Solid Infrastructure 15 Source: SCT, SAT, SHCP, Presidency. Mexico invests 5% of its GDP in infrastructure. (The average of OECD’s 34 countries is 3.5% of GDP). Lázaro Cárdenas Manzanillo Veracruz Tampico Altamira Guanajuato Monterrey Guadalajara SLP

Competitive costs and human capital THE MOST COMPETITIVE PLACE FOR MANUFACTURING IN THE NAFTA MARKET 16

Competitive costs and human capital 17 HIGHLY SKILLED TALENT

An Important Destination for FDI According to UNCTAD, Mexico’s FDI were 19,44 billion USD in According to UNCTAD, Mexico is top of mind for transnational companies Source: World Investment Report 2011, World Investment Prospects Survey , UNCTAD; Survey on Expectations of Economy Experts in the Private Sector, Banxico, Ministry of Economy. China United States Peru Taiwan Russia Singapore United Kingdom Brazil Thailand Vietnam Mexico India Poland Indonesia Australia Germany 18

Strategic Industries Automotive  Mexico is the ninth vehicle producer in the world.  And the 5 th vehicle exporter worldwide. Source: Global Trade Atlas (HS code 87); AMIA, Ward’s Automotive Reports 2010; Ministry of Economy. 19

Aerospace Mexico is the leading receiver of FDI projects in aerospace manufacturing (between 1990 and 2011). Source: Aerostrategy 2010; US Census Bureau; Ministry of Economy; Bombardier. Strategic Industries 20

Electronics and home appliances Source: Global Trade Atlas (HS Code , 8418, ). Strategic Industries 21

Renewable energies Source: Unlocking The Sunbealt, EPIA; Asociación Mexicana de Geotermia, AMG; Atlas de Recursos Eólicos, AMDEE. 22 Strategic Industries

Agroindustries Source: Global Trade Atlas (HS Code 07, , , , 0702, ); Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Agriculture (Mexico), FAO. 23 Strategic Industries

Mining Source: Metals Economic Group, The Silver Institute, Mining Statistics Yearbook. Strategic Industries 24

Creative Industries Source: Competitive Alternatives 2010, KPMG; Creative Economy Report 2010, United Nations. NEW MEDIA: animation, video games, software and digital content.. Strategic Industries 25

RELATIONSHIP & BILATERAL AGREEMENTS 26

Relationships and bilateral agreements Free Trade Agreement since 2000; Agreement about Education and Research; Israeli-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and also Israeli-Latin American Chamber of Commerce 27

Mexico-Israel bilateral trade relationship 28

Israel Companies in Mexico FDI around 32 million US $ 29

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Investment opportunities Water technologies and systems 31

Investment opportunities Software and communications 32

Investment opportunities Agro technology 33

Investment opportunities Pharmaceutic al sector / life sciences 34

Investment opportunities Pharmaceutic al sector / life sciences 35

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES 36 Mexico is the largest exporter in Latin America.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES Computers / Hard disk; Fruit juices; Refrigerators; Medications; Cars; Telephones 37

Number of procedures required to open a business México Facility to do business  Investors only need 9 days and 6 procedures to open a business. A Friendly Business Environment 38 Simplicity of Operation Source::World Bank, IFC 6 Number of days required to open a business México 9 Canadá Polonia Estados Unidos República Checa Chile Rusia India Alemania China Brasil Canadá Estados Unidos Alemania República Checa India Chile Polonia Rusia China Brasil

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Federatives entities

ProMéxico is Proactive We go out to offer viable and profitable proposals for our customers. We contact entrepreneurs that need our services. We are close to your location. We are your personal business agent in Mexico. What is ProMéxico?

We have presence around the world through our 35 offices: How can we help? 9

Mexico: prosperous and friendly AN ATTRACTIVE COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT MEXICO SE 44

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