Last review date: 09/04/2024
Regional Development
Diverse realities and development processes coexist in Mexico as a consequence of the country’s great territorial extension and its climatic and population diversity. In this context, regional development programs enable the society to attend problems such as poverty, unemployment and productivity in a more efficient way than if they were to be solved at a national level.
Historically, planning processes in Mexico have been carried out from a regional development perspective. As a consequence, the agencies and entities of the federal government consider this approach in the definition and implementation of policies and programs.
Information by entity
The “Ventanilla Única para Inversionistas” (VUI) of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico provides support for the procedures that must be carried out in the various public dependencies of the country in a clear and transparent manner.
In this regard, fact sheets have been prepared for each entity that provide investors with an overview of the business environment in a particular state, as well as detailed information on key aspects to consider when evaluating an investment in that region. These fact sheets contain relevant information for investors interested in establishing businesses or making investments in a particular federative entity.
Emerging and SustainAble Cities Program (ESC)
The Emerging and Sustainable Cities Program (ESC) is a technical assistance program that provides direct support to the governments of intermediate cities in Latin America and the Caribbean that have an important demographic and economic growth.
This Program arises from the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESC), launched by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in response to the needs of urban development in intermediate cities in Latin America.
The ESC uses a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to identify, organize and prioritize urban interventions to address the main obstacles that impede the sustainable growth of emerging cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. This cross-cutting approach is based on three pillars:
- Environmental sustainability and climate change
- Sustainable urban development
- Fiscal sustainability and governance
Likewise, the ESC has created the Urban Dashboard, a publication which allows tthe exploration and comparison of more than 150 quantitative indicators, public opinion polls and interactive maps of intermediate cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. These are cities that have an outstanding economic and population growth, and receive technical assistance from the IADB.
In Mexico, local governments, Banobras and the IADB have been working on the definition and implementation of specific action plans based on ESC recommendations and methodology for the following identified cities: