June 8th, 2010
It’s no small task for manufacturers to locate manufacturers’ representatives in any territory they’re looking to impact. The difficulty of that task is multiplied, however, when considering how to meet that challenge in Mexico.
That’s one of the major points made by MANA associate member Vince Lencioni, LGA Consulting, Mexico City, Mexico. As a matter of fact, the very existence of that challenge is one of the major reasons Lencioni and his company have joined MANA.
According to Lencioni, who also is an attorney, “There is no MANA in Mexico, and I think there needs to be one. We don’t have very sophisticated rep networks in Mexico. Generally, whatever exists has been very informally created. For instance, you’ll have an individual who formerly was an employee of a manufacturer. He’ll leave the employ of that company, taking his knowledge of the industry, and go out on his own to sell similar products or products that his former employer needed but weren´t readily available in the market.”
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Tags: Mexico, Representatives
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May 19th, 2010
Mexico, without a doubt, took a very hard hit in 2009. Virtually everyone north of the border wrote off Mexico in 2009 and pretty much for the next couple of years. Brazil and most of the rest of Latin America were supposedly already recuperating from the crisis and growing again in the black, even in the last quarter of 2009. Therefore, both Latin America and the BRIC markets (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) were supposed to greatly out pace Mexico in trade during the next few years, and therefore they were supposed be better markets for US products and services.
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Tags: Mexican economic recovery, Mexico exports
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May 19th, 2010
The Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA) is the primary federal government entity in charge of water sector infrastructure projects. It has central offices in Mexico City, plus regional offices responsible for 13 regional river basin organizations and at least one office in every state to interface with local water authorities. CONAGUA provides significant funding to the 31 Mexican state and hundreds of municipal water commissions/districts to carry out projects. Small states rely extensively on CONAGUA’s federal funds for projects, while larger states often use primarily local funds. However, most projects rely on CONAGUA funding and assistance.
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Tags: mexico water projects, water budget
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May 11th, 2010
CONAGUA General Director Jose Luis Luege Tamargo announced a stronger commitment by the Mexican federal water commission to develop new and better water usage norms or standards that will allow for an improved balance between human and environmental water needs. He specifically discussed a new norm to establish the minimum flow levels for river basins to ensure their preservation and allow for the recuperation of caudal ecosystems.
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Tags: conagua
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