Xalapa signs first Veracruz pact for prosperity and security

Xalapa Pacto por la Prosperidad Daniela Griego Ceballos Octavio de la Torre de Steffano back-to-school sales

On 28 July 2026, Xalapa’s mayor Daniela Griego Ceballos and Octavio de la Torre de Steffano, president of the Confederación de Cámaras Nacionales de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo (Concanaco‑Servytur), signed the Pacto por la Prosperidad, Justicia Económica y Seguridad, making Xalapa the first municipality in Veracruz to adopt the agreement. The pact sets out seven commitments, including administrative simplification, fiscal oversight, financial inclusion, business financing, social security for entrepreneurial families, security for economic activity and measures to boost consumption. The municipal government announced it will invest more than 470 million pesos in infrastructure and public works this year.

Separately, local merchants expect sales to rise by over 10 percent as the back‑to‑school season begins. Bernardo Martínez Ríos, president of the Consejo Empresarial Metropolitano de Xalapa, said paper stores, shoe shops and uniform suppliers will benefit most, citing a municipal fair for the school‑year start that will connect families with suppliers.

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Bernardo Martínez Ríos · Concanaco-Servytur · Daniela Griego Ceballos · Octavio de la Torre de Steffano · Xalapa

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The Xalapa municipal government announced a back‑to‑school fair.
[● 2 SOURCES] Xalapa will invest more than 470 million pesos in infrastructure and public works in 2026. cronicadelpoder.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Octavio de la Torre de Steffano is president of Concanaco‑Servytur. cronicadelpoder.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Daniela Griego Ceballos is the mayor of Xalapa. cronicadelpoder.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Bernardo Martínez Ríos is president of the Consejo Empresarial Metropolitano de Xalapa.
[● 2 SOURCES] Xalapa signed the Pacto por la Prosperidad, Justicia Económica y Seguridad on 28 July 2026. cronicadelpoder.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The pact includes seven commitments: formal growth, administrative simplification, fiscal oversight and financial inclusion, financing and business development, social security for entrepreneurial fam cronicadelpoder.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Local merchants expect a sales increase of more than 10 percent due to the back‑to‑school season.