On August 14, 2024, CFE reported on the progress of the CFE Internet para Todos (CFE Internet for All) project, which has installed dark fiber optic routes in transmission lines with a total length of 23,570 kilometers.
On September 18, 2024, the Fideicomiso de Inversión en Energía México (Mexico Energy Investment Trust, or Fiemex), the private trust sponsored by FONADIN and managed by Mexico Infrastructure Partners FF, S.A.P.I. de C.V., for the purpose of acquiring thirteen power plants from Iberdrola, issued approximately US$1.5 billion principal amount of its 7.25% bonds due 2041 in the international capital markets. The proceeds of the offering will be used to refinance the short-term loan from private banks that was used to partially fund the acquisition of the power plants, and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
Tourism
On August 4, 2024, the Secretaría de Turismo (Ministry of Tourism or SECTUR) reported that tourism sector GDP recorded a 7.4% expansion compared to the first quarter of 2019 and domestic tourism consumption showed 2.0% growth compared to the first quarter of 2023.
On August 5, 2024, SECTUR reported that in the first half of 2024, 12.0 million international tourists visited Mexico by air, representing a 4.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023.
On August 12, 2024, SECTUR reported that in the first half of 2024 foreign exchange income from international visitors amounted to U.S.$17.6 billion, representing a 7.7% increase compared to the same period in 2023.
On September 8, 2024, SECTUR reported that in the second quarter of 2024, the number of people employed in the tourism sector amounted to 4.9 million, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same quarter in 2023, and represented 9% of national employment for the period.
Highways
On June 28, 2024, the Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation) reported that the Programa de Infraestructura de Carreteras, Caminos y Autopistas del Gobierno de México (Mexican Government’s Infrastructure Program for Roads, Highways and Freeways) is 90% complete. This program involves Ps. 227.9 billion (about 1% of GDP) in investment and includes 555 projects that span nearly 8,000 kilometers, nearly three quarters of which will connect communities that lacked paved roads. Additionally, the program is expected to benefit around 55 million people, generate 1.6 million jobs, and reduce travel time by an average of 1.5 hours.
On August 8, 2024, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation inaugurated the construction and upgrade of a bridge, a highway and a road in Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz, respectively. With a total investment of Ps. 10.7 billion and length spanning 232 kilometers, these projects will reduce travel times for more than 1.3 million inhabitants and contribute to local business growth as a result of improved transportation conditions for products to reach larger and more diverse markets.
Seaports
During the first six months of 2024, cargo transported through Mexican seaports amounted to 162.2 million tons, a 4.7% decrease compared to the same period in 2023.
Aviation
On August 12, 2024, the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit) authorized the merger of two state-owned enterprises, Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México, S.A. de C.V. and Servicios Aeroportuarios de la Ciudad de México, S.A. de C.V., which merged into Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, S.A. de C.V. The merger is part of the Government’s proposed reorganization published on August 8, 2023, which aims to eliminate redundancies in the corporate structure of certain state-owned entities that hold infrastructure assets.
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