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Institute for Competitiveness and Foreign Trade of Nuevo Laredo

Prologue Bi-National Socioeconomic

Handbook 2018 “Laredos Region”

This Binational Socioeconomic Handbook 2018 “Laredos’ Region,” incorporates
demographic, social and ecomonic aspects of the City of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and
the sister City of Laredo, TX. with the purpose of illustrate the potential and greatness of
the most important Region of America.

The document includes the most recent information and statistics available, produced and validated by the
departments and institutions of the public and private sectors seeking homogeneity, interest, knowledge and easy
comprehension of the available data that show the virtues, strengths and importance of “Los Dos Laredos” in the
national and international context.

This reference tool for businessmen, investors, entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, students and society in
general, without a doubt, allow us to have a bigger vision to plan, make wisest decisions and actions that contribute
to increase our Competitiveness rate.
The cooperation and coordination with several institutions, which in a co-responsible and regular manner provide
the statistics that they generate to this Institute for Competitiveness and Foreign Trade, made possible the
elaboration of this reference tool; therefore, the ICCE acknowledges the public and private institutions, especially to
the Government of Laredo, TX. and the agencies of the neighbor city, as well as general users for their suggestions
and comments that contribute to the continuous improvement.
During the last years the academic, political and economic fields have taken great interest in the study and
development of the issue of Competitiveness, now considered as one of the most solid strategies to meet the
challenges and demands that the globalization imposes on the market in every sector, particularly in International
Trade.
In this important transformation that Nuevo Laredo is living, where the socioeconomic indicators have had a historic
recovery, as well as in the transparency and management of public finances among other actions, have encourage
trust and investment. Our governments are in a crucial moment. The shared challenges in terms of safety, economic
development and our borders are just a few examples of the reasons why our cooperation and communication
must prevail and be more solid with time.

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