For International Manufacturers in Mexico, A Consistently Weakening Peso is Still a Competitive Advantage, For Now

This edition of EMSNOW Daily launches our special coverage of electronics manufacturing in Mexico. Here, John Paul McDaris of Entrada Group touches briefly on some of the important factors contributing to the weakening Peso, and examines some of the potential changes to the pending USMCA (formerly NAFTA) pact that may affect currency exchange.
SMTA Guadalajara Chapter Events
SMTA Expo and Tech Forum Chihuahua Edition Thursday, April 4, 2019 Location: Chihuahua Chihuahua Round Table Technical Meeting Thursday, May 30, 2019 Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco SMTA Expo and Tech Forum Tijuana Edition Thursday, August 1, 2019 Location: Tijuana BC SMTA Expo and Tech Forum Guadalajara 2019 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Location: Expo Guadalajara
EMS in Mexico
Manufacturing Regions in Mexico Mexico’s manufacturing landscape has transformed significantly over the years. Industry initially took off in Mexico’s border states with the maquiladora system; a series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexico, enabling a legal Mexican entity to manufacture goods for a foreign company. Over the years, increasingly more foreign manufacturers – from […]
Mexico’s Economic Freedom Index Increased by 1.2 Points in 2018
Mexico is one of the most important countries in Latin America. The center-left Institutional Revolutionary Party governed the country continuously for 70 years until being defeated by the center-right National Action Party in 2000. The PRI regained the presidency under President Enrique Peña Nieto, whose single six-year term ran through 2018. His focus was on […]