U.S. and Mexico: Building Partnerships
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) sponsored a Conference entitled “U.S. and Mexico: Building Partnerships in Infrastructure” held in Mexico City, Mexico on February, 26-28, 2008. The U.S. Commercial Service in Mexico co-sponsored the Conference with USTDA to facilitate U.S. – Mexican business partnerships in infrastructure.
The catalyst for this event was Mexican President Calderon’s launch of the National Infrastucture Program (NIP) to increase investment in infrastructure from 3% to 8% of GDP by 2012. The NIP highlights more than 300 infrastructure projects, primarily in the transportation, energy, and environmental sectors, and outlines goals and strategies to increase the coverage, quality and competitiveness of Mexico’s infrastructure.
With this in mind, the Conference had two main objectives:
