The President of the Chamber’s Board, Martin Toscano (Evonik Industries de México), spoke with Mexico Business in an interview about current challenges for companies operating in Mexico. In the conversation, Toscano expressed his firm belief that Mexico’s great importance to the U.S. economy will not change in the short term: “Mexico has gained relevance that is difficult to change overnight. The fundamental strength of the North American bloc is clear, and Mexico continues to play a vital, almost indispensable, role for the US economy and vice versa.“
When asked about the main obstacles that complicate day-to-day business for the Chamber’s members, Toscano mentioned the following four aspects: “Our primary concerns are security, infrastructure, energy, and simplification.“
Toscano points out that the Chamber is a binational organization, open equally to German and Mexican companies. He sees great potential for Mexican companies in the German and European markets: “It is important to mention that CAMEXA, as a binational chamber, not only is a partner to German companies, but also to Mexican businesses. We support them in German-Mexican networking and in evaluating opportunities in the German and European markets. Germany offers an attractive and open-minded consumer market for many Mexican products. There is still great potential here for many Mexican suppliers.“
Regarding the mission of the Chamber, Martin Toscano says: “We must continue to be that strong, robust link, recognizing Mexico's importance as the largest business partner for Germany in the Americas, second only to the United States, just as Germany is the number one partner for Mexico in Europe.“