Mexico's State Leaders Push Investment and Jobs Amid Trade Uncertainty

Business groups and local officials in Mexico are seeking ways to strengthen investment and employment. In Tlalnepantla, the Association of Entrepreneurs and Citizens of the State of Mexico (ASECEM) met with municipal president Raciel Pérez to reinforce cooperation. ASECEM president Raúl Chaparro highlighted that the city hosts more than 30,000 economic units and generates around 140,000 formal jobs. Pérez pledged security, legal certainty and cited recent anti‑corruption actions, including the dismissal of 180 police and traffic officers and the referral of three public servants to the anti‑corruption prosecutor.

In the northern state of Chihuahua, CCE president Leopoldo Mares warned that the prolonged review of the United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement (T‑MEC) is freezing new investments and slowing job creation. He said firms are waiting for the revised treaty before committing capital, with Ciudad Juárez, the state capital and Delicias identified as potential recipients. President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated support for the treaty and discussed a proposal for a new “crime‑fighting” trade pact (TLC‑C) with the United States as part of the negotiation agenda.