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Institute for Competitiveness and Foreign Trade of Nuevo Laredo

If we add to this the positive impact that international
trade has always had on these communities, we see one
of the main reasons of a sustained growth in population,
economic strength, competitiveness and shared vision.

Los Dos Laredos once and again have showed how
collaboration generates results. This has been demonstrated
from the design and development of technological based
custom procedures and software, which provided security
and certainty to international trade operations, to the
joint construction of bridges and customs installations
that are an example of efficiency, safety and success for The Arrival of Railroad, 1881
international trade.

At the Laredo Region there is a clear knowledge that it is
important to prepare for the future, so both communities
can work together to overcome challenges and to achieve
shared goals. That is why in 2008 the “Plan de Gran Vision
para la Reigon Laredo 2040” (Laredo Region Long-Term
Vision Plan 2040) was developed. Later on, in 2016 it was
updated for the City of Nuevo Laredo, while on the U.S.
side the City of Laredo, Texas developed and approved it
“Laredo Comprehensive Plan” in 2017.

Both Plans were developed with the participation of
thousands of citizens, specialists, academics, representatives Old Custom of Nuevo Laredo, 1920
of private organizations and also of public servants. The
objectives stressed the importance of aligning economic
growth and development with an improvement of the
quality of life for all its citizens, with eyes set on the shared
future of the region, but without ever forgetting the shared
past that forged this region.

Dr. Federico Schaffler

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Old Railroad Station, 1926