MexMoves

We interview Avelino Rodríguez, CEO of The Lift, to talk about the business of creativity in Mexico. Twenty years after founding The Lift, Avelino explains how he built a world-class audiovisual production-services company, and what Mexico needs to become a genuine global creative hub comparable to Korea. We also discuss Productistas, his and Ilana Sod's new podcast focused on Mexico’s creativ...

This week we talk to two key people promoting US-Mexico ties and investment in Mexico. Enrique Perret runs the US-Mexico Foundation, which is hosting this week's North Capital Forum in Mexico City. He talks about North American convergence and why booming exports to the US and continued growth in nearshoring alone are not enough to solve Mexico's economic challenges. Véronique Billia runs AMEXCAP,...

This week on MexMoves, we interview Alejandro Preinfalk, President and CEO of Siemens Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Siemens has been in Mexico for 130 years, but recently business has been booming globally as electrification, automation, industrial AI and data centers reshape global manufacturing, driving its market value to a all-time high of $240bn. We ask how big Siemens is in Mexi...

We interview Oscar del Cueto, Head of CPKC Mexico and President of AmCham Mexico, for a conversation about railways and the future of North American trade. Oscar discusses how nearshoring is showing up in freight volumes, why Mexico still moves so much cargo by truck, the US$100 million expansion at Nuevo Laredo, border bureaucracy, security, tariffs and whether passenger rail can coexist with a g...

We interview María Ariza, CEO of Mexican stock exchange BIVA and founder of Mexico Investment Day, now Mexico Investment Week, in New York, to discuss next week’s event and the current state of Mexican capital markets. We also talk with Ariel Fischman, CEO and founder of 414 Capital, about the state of Mexico’s mergers and acquisitions market. First, Eduardo and Damian discuss the following busine...

We interview Sofía Ramírez Aguilar, head of México, ¿Cómo Vamos?, a leading Mexican think tank, on one of Mexico’s biggest economic challenges: labour-market informality, and what to do about it. About 55% of employed Mexicans work informally, meaning they lack social-security or legal protections. Beyond that, informal workers earn less than half what formal workers make. Sofía explains why infor...

Is Mexico’s economy finally turning a corner, or simply stabilizing at a disappointingly low growth rate? This week on MexMoves, we interview Gabriel Lozano, Chief Mexico Economist at J.P. Morgan, to discuss the economic outlook for the rest of 2026: why investment is lacking, the weakness of auto and strength of non-auto exports, Mexico’s growing role in US data-center roll-out, the impact of Pla...

Antonio Tejedo, Vice President of Investor Relations at Grupo TRAXIÓN, joins us to discuss the transformation of Mexico’s leading transportation and logistics company, from a traditional trucking operator into an integrated platform spanning freight, people mobility, warehousing, brokerage, technology and supply-chain management. We look at how TRAXIÓN was built through acquisitions, how nearshori...

We talk to Ricardo Pintado, Managing Director at UBS Wealth Management, about how Mexican entrepreneurs and wealthy families should approach investing, succession and the differences to creating wealth from preserving it. We discuss how a global private bank’s value proposition differs from that of a commercial bank, brokerage firm, independent adviser or family office. We also explore why there w...

We spoke with Gabriela Cámara, the star restaurateur behind Contramar, Entremar, Caracol de Mar and Itacate in Mexico City, as well as the recently opened Cantina Contramar in Las Vegas. She explains why the iconic Contramar has been full for nearly 30 years, what it takes to run a busy Mexico City restaurant day after day, and why a restauranteur needs to be both businessperson and chef. We also...

This week, we speak with Francisco Ruiz Maza, Mexico Country Manager at Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s leading executive search and leadership advisory firms. Francisco explains how Russell Reynolds identifies and evaluates candidates for CEO and board positions in Mexico, what Mexican companies look for in their senior leaders, and how deep Mexico’s C-suite talent bench is. We al...

We speak with Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria, Principal at QED Investors, the world’s premier fintech venture-capital firm and among the most active in Mexico, with investments including Bitso, Konfío, Aplazo, Covalto, Kavak, Félix Pago and FEMSA’s new lending venture. She explains what QED now looks for in Mexican startups, why fintechs are becoming multi-product companies, and where the next opportun...

We speak with Francisco Ramos, Netflix’s Vice President of Content for Latin America, about why Mexico has become one of the company’s most important global creative hubs, and what Netflix now needs to do to stay ahead as competition from YouTube creators and influencer-led content rises. Since launching in Mexico in 2011, Netflix has grown its local team to nearly 400 people, filmed in more than...

We speak with Rafael García, VP of External Affairs at TC Energy and President of CanCham Mexico. We discuss Mexico’s energy infrastructure needs, TC Energy’s role in the country’s natural gas pipeline network, and why reliable infrastructure to facilitate low-cost natural gas imports from Texas is key for Mexico’s competitive electricity generation, nearshoring and industrial growth. We also look...

We interview Leandro Cuccioli, Senior VP at Mercado Libre, on the company’s Mexico strategy, booming e-commerce sales, Mercado Pago’s fintech ambitions, the impact of AI adoption, market concerns around operating margins that have hit the stock price, and the company’s long-term growth opportunities. First, Eduardo and Damian dissect the main business and economic news of the week, which brought s...

Two standout interviews this week. Harry Krensky, Managing Partner of Discovery Americas, shares his views on what it takes to succeed in Mexico private equity — what works, what doesn't, and where the industry is headed. And before that, Pamela Starr joins us to discuss her new book The Making of Mexico: Revolution, Reform, and Transformation. And as always Eduardo and Damian begin the episod...

Juan Manuel Valle, CEO of Afore Coppel, Mexico’s largest pension fund by affiliates, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing retirement savings in Mexico. * How Afore Coppel became the largest pension fund by affiliates, despite entering the market much later than others. * How different income groups face very different retirement challenges. * Why contribution weeks, formal employment...

Amazon Mexico Head Pedro Huerta explains how Amazon is adapting to Mexico: ever-faster delivery, local payment solutions, AI-driven shopping, and a deeper push into groceries and everyday essentials. Key interview topics: * The launch of “Delivery in Hours” * Why saving time is Amazon’s core value proposition for Mexican consumers * Faster delivery as a gateway into daily-use categories * AI, Alex...

Francisco Garza, Head of GM Mexico, tells us about GM’s plan to shift (for now, just the assembly) of the Aveo and Groove models from China to Mexico, and what it says about nearshoring, tariffs, suppliers, EVs and Mexican manufacturing. Plus Eduardo and Damian discuss the big business and economic issues of the week, including: * Carlos Slim says Mexico’s biggest problem is Pemex, but pledges US$...

How do you compete with Uber in one of the world’s most competitive ride-hailing markets? Andries Smit of inDrive discusses with Damian the company’s expansion in Mexico, its strategy against Uber and Didi, and why mobility platforms are increasingly evolving into broader financial and logistics ecosystems. Before that, Eduardo speaks with Marimar Torreblanca of Miranda ESG on how Mexican companie...

Rodrigo Velasco, Head of BBVA Spark Mexico & LatAm, discusses how BBVA’s division for fast-growing, tech-oriented companies and funds works in practice, and what he looks for when taking on a new client, extending credit or investing in a VC fund. First, Eduardo and Damian dissect the news of the week: * S&P moves Mexico’s outlook to negative while keeping the rating at BBB. * Ebrard prepa...

Eduardo García interviews Nico Girard, CEO and Founder of telco upstart OXIO, on its bold move to buy Telefónica’s Movistar Mexico business, the future of telecom competition, MVNOs, AI-driven telecom platforms, and what success could look like in one of Latin America’s toughest mobile markets. Before that, Damian joins Eduardo to dissect Mexico’s latest business news: * Plan México’s new deregula...

We interview Emilio Cadena, CEO of Prodensa and President of the US-Mexico Foundation, on the continued nearshoring opportunity for Mexico; what’s working, what isn’t, and why a roll-up of some of Mexico’s SME export industrial plays makes sense. Before that, Eduardo and Damian discuss the big business news of the week.  Grupo México takes control of Saavi Energía, partially cashing out BlackRock/...

Andrés Martínez, Co-Director of the Great Game Lab at Arizona State University, joins us to discuss the business significance of the first North American World Cup. Pedro Casas, CEO of AmCham Mexico, gives us the latest on USMCA talks following the USTR’s visit to Mexico. Before the interviews, Eduardo and Damian assess the state of Mexico’s economy and Q1 earnings so far, ballooning contraband ar...

We interview Adriana Rangel, Head of LatAm distribution at Vanguard, on one of Mexico’s biggest long-term weaknesses: why retirement savings remain so low despite gains in financial inclusion and average incomes. The answers include still low incomes relative to living costs, low female labor participation, high informality, poor financial education, and complexity and high cost of many existing f...