GUADALAJARA, JAL.– Nacional Financiera (Nafin) , the National Foreign Trade Bank (Bancomext), and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) signed a collaboration agreement to promote access to financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Mexican industrial sector, including the automotive industry

The resources for this project amount to 120 billion pesos (MXN) during the current federal administration, and part of that budget is earmarked, in the case of the automotive industry, for the fleet renewal process , removing vehicles around 20 years old from the streets, according to Rogelio Arzate, executive president of the National Association of Bus, Truck, and Tractor-Trailer Manufacturers (ANPACT) .

Within the framework of Expo Transporte ANPACT 2025 , which takes place from November 12 to 14 at Expo Guadalajara, Arzate also indicated that the goal is to implement cleaner, safer vehicles with the latest technology and innovation.

In that regard, he emphasized that the industry is undergoing a decarbonization process and assured that five of ANPACT’s members already produce vehicles with new technologies, so “we are committed to a better environment with these types of programs that we have launched.”

In his remarks, Javier Vázquez Durán, head of the Financial Institutions Unit of Nafin and Bancomext, said that the 120 billion pesos being made available to industry in general does specifically consider small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly those integrated throughout the value chain of the country’s industrial activities

“It’s a force available to all industries under the Mexico Plan, and of course, the automotive sector has a huge share. Today, the combined activities of the transportation, logistics, and automotive sectors represent just over 28 billion pesos within Bancomext’s portfolio. In the case of Nacional Financiera, it’s just over 48 billion pesos. The difference corresponds to the fund that Bancomext provides to companies directly linked to exports, and in the case of Nacional Financiera, to the entire supply chain. This allows us to support companies of all sizes with credit,” he pointed out.

He specified that programs can be implemented to renew the vehicle fleet, particularly smaller fleets, for federal motor transport, with financing averaging two million pesos

“We can work with automotive sector suppliers with average financing of five million pesos, and thus we move further up the value chain to address all needs,” Vázquez emphasized during his participation in #ExpoTransporteANPACT 2025.

For his part, Alejandro Malagón, president of Concamin, considered this agreement the beginning of a collaboration for thousands of SMEs, as it aims to contribute to the country’s growth and is aligned with Plan México, promoted by the federal government.

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Few are the days in the year when a large community from the Mexican maritime and port sector, along with leaders in foreign trade, gather at a public event.

Yesterday, it happened in Mexico City at the formal ceremony of the swearing-in of the new National Directing Council 2024-2026 of the Mexican Association of Maritime Agents (Amanac), where Fernando Con y Ledesma presented himself for the third time as its president and guide.

Maritime agents are responsible for representing foreign shipping lines in the process between arrival and departure in Mexican ports. They can handle both cargo and passenger ships. Nobody knows the ins and outs of the merchant maritime world like they do.

Amanac celebrated its 36th anniversary last year. It brings together more than 120 shipping agencies representing 95% of ship calls, facilitating the movement of approximately 95% of cargo in Mexican ports. Some of them have already been in service for over 100 years.

The business of shipping agencies is thriving. Last year, the country’s ports welcomed the arrival of 21,791 ships, divided by type of cargo into breakbulk (7,223), containerized (4,909), agricultural bulk (602), mineral bulk (3,607), petroleum and derivatives (3,984), and other fluids (1,466), according to data from the General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (CGPMM).

The 21,791 ships that arrived in 2023 surpassed those registered in 2022 by 5.4%. In 2019, there was a peak of 22,875 ships.

In terms of cruises, the country served 2,743 ships (+3%) last year, with nine million 78,320 passengers (+36%), according to official statistics.

During the event in Mexico City, Fernando Con y Ledesma stated that his presidency will be based on three pillars: institutionalization, functionality, and linkage.

Con y Ledesma replaced Norma Becerra, who led Amanac for the past four years but who will also stand out in the history of the organization as the first woman to preside over it.

During Becerra Pocoroba’s tenure, more visibility was given to the activity of maritime agents, thanks to the formal institution of August 6 as the Day of the Maritime Agent in Mexico in the Calendar of Commemorations, Remembrances, and Celebrations linked to civil society organizations, by the Ministry of Governance since October 2022.

Meanwhile, Alejandro Malagón Barragán, president of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin), reaffirmed this business organization’s support for Amanac, while emphasizing that they will seek to strengthen industrial policy in a country that demands greater legal certainty and rule of law.

The National Directing Council of Amanac was also comprised of Ricardo Antonio Eversbusch Amtmann and Roberto Martín Meillón Covarrubias as vice presidents, Bernardo Vela Becerra as treasurer, René Flores Navarro as secretary, and Lidia Linares López, Andrés Echeverría Bennett, Bernardo Mercado Deverdun, and Felipe Bracamontes Venegas as board members.

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