San Luis Potosí has accumulated nearly 10,000 million dollars in private investment and ranks sixth nationally in attracting foreign direct investment, according to figures the state Secretariat of Economic Development presented on November 4 to more than 20 Japanese companies.
At the seminar of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mexico, El Economista reported that Sedeco, headed by Mario García Valdez, laid out the state's economic results and competitive advantages, with the stated aim of expanding investments and developing productive projects. The relationship with Japan is not new: the state government highlighted more than six decades of commercial ties as a platform for attracting capital. For Mexico, the competition to relocate supply chains is fought entity by entity, and the Potosí government cited infrastructure, connectivity and operating conditions as its arguments. Gallardo Cardona said he seeks to expand employment and development opportunities across the four regions.
The figures released on November 4 describe the amount with nuances: El Universal reported that San Luis Potosí ranked sixth nationally in attracting FDI with nearly 10,000 million dollars, while El Economista presented it as committed private investment. Gallardo Cardona stated that the strategy rests on business certainty, infrastructure, connectivity and competitive conditions, and proposed that industrial growth should translate into benefits for Potosí companies by incorporating them into global supply chains, particularly MSMEs, across the four regions. The accumulated amount covers the administration headed by Gallardo Cardona, according to both reports. The state government stated that the result reflects the confidence of national and foreign investors and the entity's economic growth.
The next step, as laid out by Sedeco, is to expand the state's presence in international markets and add local suppliers to global chains. The signal for the rest of the country is that attracting Japanese capital is framed with state-level arguments: infrastructure, connectivity and local supply.
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