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Ayer visitaron Palacio Nacional el hombre más rico del país y uno de los más relevantes del mundo, #CarlosSlim, y el presidente del Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (@cceoficialmx) , Francisco Cervantes. Según los primeros reportes, se… pic.twitter.com/3o0KYOg6G5
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Slim has enjoyed a close relationship with both Sheinbaum and her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Carso Infrastructure and Construction led a consortium that built one section of the Maya Train railroad during the six-year term of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and also contributed to the construction of Line 12 of the Mexico City metro, an elevated part of which collapsed in 2021, claiming the lives of 26 train passengers.
Cervantes, the CCE president, told reporters that private and public investment was the main focus of the meeting with Sheinbaum.
“Extraordinary meeting with the President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Engineer Carlos Slim to promote national and foreign investment, create jobs and combat poverty,” he wrote on social media.
“… There are a lot of opportunities ahead for our economy and a good future for Mexico,” Cervantes said.
Sheinbaum: Slim will help ‘boost’ private investment in Mexico
At her morning press conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum said that she spoke to Slim in “general terms” about “how he sees the country” and “the importance of private investment.”
At her daily press conference Tuesday morning, Sheinbaum reported that she had stressed to Slim the importance of private investment and of spreading nearshoring’s impact across Mexico. (Graciela López Herrera/Cuartoscuro)
“I spoke to him about the relocation and regional development program we have,” she said, referring to the government’s efforts to attract foreign companies to Mexico and ensure that nearshoring investment is spread across the country.
“He was very interested,” Sheinbaum said before describing Slim as a very “learned man with whom it’s always worth speaking.”
“It was a polite conversation,” she said, adding that it was particularly focused on how Slim can help the government “boost private investment … for the development of the country.”
She reiterated that the aim of investment is not just economic growth but also “development with well-being.”
“So it was a very good discussion, and the truth is he’s going to help us get ahead,” said Sheinbaum, who last week assured Mexican and United States business leaders that their investments in Mexico are “safe.”
Slim predicted in late 2022 that the Mexican economy would boom in coming years as the United States reduces its reliance on Chinese-made products. At the same time, he said that increased investment in manufacturing capacity in Mexico could spur annual economic growth of 6% or higher, almost double the economic expansion recorded in 2023.
The new federal government appears determined to reduce Mexico’s reliance on Chinese imports by increasing domestic manufacturing capacity. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard recently said that the Sheinbaum administration is looking at “how we can reduce all the imports we have” and aiming to “increase what is produced in Mexico.”
With reports from El Financiero, Aristegui Noticias, La Jornada and Milenio
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