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Successes & Future

Successes & Future. Brazil -Mexico. Steve Scheibe - All Abroad Experience in business & culture 40 years Brazil and 20 in Mexico. Take Off and Growth. Latin Powers. Mega Events Business Fun Places. Similar yet Different. Language & history (Portugal vs Spain) Formal vs. informal

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Successes & Future

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  1. Successes & Future Brazil-Mexico

  2. Steve Scheibe - All Abroad • Experience in business & culture • 40 years Brazil and 20 in Mexico

  3. Take Off and Growth

  4. Latin Powers

  5. Mega Events • Business • Fun Places

  6. Similar yet Different • Language & history (Portugal vs Spain) • Formal vs. informal • Psychological and physical distance • Superficial knowledge (not deep)

  7. 3 Positives

  8. Growth, democracy and inclusion (new middle class) • Mexico – Regaining competiveness, exports more manufactures than rest of Latin America • Brazil – Diversification and resources Positives

  9. Mexico – Dependent on US, “So far from God and so close to the USA” • Brazil – Underweight in exports especially value added, declining industrial productivity, “Brazil cost” & “God is Brazilian” so everything is OK Some Concerns

  10. Mexico – Energy - decline in PEMEX production and lack of new discoveries • Brazil – Energy - Difficulty in fulfilling the promise of the Pre-Salt deep water finds; hydroelectric • Both countries – Sustainability of models Concerns

  11. The Dragon in the Room • China importer of commodities & exporter of manufactured goods • How to compete? Concerns

  12. Trade Brazil Mexico - 2012 • Relatively insignificant, below potential (2%) • 2012 First time 10 billion total • 65% of total is automobile industry • California-Mexico: 62 billion in 2012 • California-Brazil: Only 4 billion 2012

  13. Who is doing it? Cfds

  14. Plus Many Opportunities and Endeavors: Information Technology Sports Tourism Furniture Services

  15. April 2013- 12 Mexican companies in Sao Paulo (ProMexico support) • Junio 2013 - Pack Expo Mexico – 15 plus Brazilian packaging companies (APEX support) Trade Missions Brazil-Mexico Recent Events and Ongoing

  16. Mexico – Brazil – Make it a Positive Sum Game

  17. Thank you • Gracias • Muito obrigado!

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