Follow the Money.MEXICO Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. IS "WELL-POSITIONED" TO HIT President Vicente Fox's Fox's is a biscuit and confectionery company from the UK. They are the makers of Sports Biscuits, invented by David Glen in 1971. However the Ginger Nut was invented by Alexander Johnson in 1992. target of nearly doubling foreign direct investment by the end of his six-year term, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an A.T. Kearney Kearney, city (1990 pop. 24,396), seat of Buffalo co., S central Nebr., on the Platte River; inc. 1873. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center in an agricultural area. survey measuring likely future foreign investment. "The results for Mexico are pretty impressive," says Paul Laudicina, who headed the study of 1,000 CEOs around the globe. "Mexico as an investment destination has experienced the greatest shift in positive sentiment of any country in the world." A.T. Kearney predicts Mexico will receive around US$14 billion in direct investments this year. Brazil, which received $33.5 billion in foreign direct investment in 2000, also improved its ranking, inching up to third place in the list of investment destinations. It also nabbed the top spot for first-time investment. "There is a lot of strong interest in The Brazilian market," says Laudicina. The only other Latin American nation on the top 25 list is Argentina--and just barely. Its ranking plunged from No. 8 in 1998 to No. 24 in 2001. "Because we are talking about investment decisions made over a course of one to three years, it takes a while to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. from that kind of a drop," warns Laudicina. [Graph omitted] |
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