U.S.-based Cisco Systems listed 22 of its top global competitors in the networking and communications equipment markets. In certain segments, all of these companies provide products and services designed to carry and help secure data, voice and video traffic over the cloud, private and public networks and the
The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) has recently conducted eight investigations related to to U.S. national security. In particular, the investigations relate to U.S. imports of aluminum, steel, automobiles and auto parts, uranium, titanium sponge, grain oriented electrical steel, vanadium, and neodymium magnets. First and foremost, Section 232
Following the demise of ProMéxico, Mexico‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) launched three projects to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). After Mexico’s government dissolved the former trade and investment promotion agency ProMéxico in 2019, Mexico’s SRE took over most of its responsibilities with the establishment of the General
One of the main non-market advantages that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and Pemex receive over private companies in Mexico is related to access to capital, noted the Department of State (DOS) in an annual investment report. In addition to receiving direct budgetary support from the Ministry of
The Natural Resources Governance Institute (NRGI) considers Pemex to be the second most transparent state-owned oil company, after Norway’s Equinor. Because Pemex frequently takes on debt in international markets, its financial statements are audited regularly. Pemex’s 10-person board of directors includes five government ministers and five independent directors.
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance (SHCP) ranked the federal government’s top 7 priority projects by budget amount for 2023. Among the priority projects are: Mayan Train, 143,073.3 million pesos; projects to build and conserve CONAGUA‘s hydraulic works, 44,693.0 million pesos; priority projects for construction and maintenance of communication and