Around one hundred economists from universities, companies, and research centers will deliver, between August 17 and 18, a document to the Ministry of Finance with proposals to accelerate Mexico's growth, which stood at 0.8% in 2025 according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). Bloomberg Línea reports.
The document is the result of the Forum for Sustainable and Equitable Growth, a gathering funded by the Open Society Foundation and the Mexican Business Council. The group clarifies that it does not challenge Plan México: "it is working and opportunities are being created, only they take time and we want to grow now," said Ana María Aguilar Argáez, executive director of the Mexican Business Council. The initiative stems from economists convened by President Claudia Sheinbaum in January, though the forum's organization is not binding on that prior dialogue at the National Palace. The urgency matters to the binational community because investment certainty in Mexico affects cross-border supply chains and employment, at a moment when the United States is tightening its tariff policy and the USMCA enters its review period, according to El País.
The forum organized six thematic roundtables: the international outlook, legal certainty and business environment, fiscal strengthening, innovation, social welfare, and support for SMEs. "The core idea is that growth is needed and without investment there is no development," summarized Juan Carlos Moreno Brid, a doctor in Economics from the University of Cambridge, during the roundtable on certainty. "We don't have the final result yet; we just finished the discussion," commented Gabriela Dutrénit, researcher at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and spokesperson for the forum. The document's delivery will coincide with the preparation of the 2027 Budget Draft, which the Finance Ministry will present to Congress in September. Among the standout proposals are a body to connect foreign investment with local suppliers and an artificial intelligence fund, as well as simplification of the tax regime to bring more SMEs into the formal economy.
The document will reach the Ministry of Finance between August 17 and 18, and Congress will receive the 2027 Economic Package in September. That is when it will become clear which forum proposals translate into concrete measures and how much certainty Plan México gains for investment.
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