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" Since we don't use any type of currency manipulation schemes - we have a floating exchange market - we are very glad to consider any type of process that would stabilize the Mexican peso. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Mexican
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" E-commerce, telecom - those things have to be captured by the new NAFTA. "
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" Since its enforcement, NAFTA has been more than a trade agreement. It has made us think of ourselves as a region. "
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" The end-to-end value chain analysis proposed by the World Economic Forum has proved to be useful methodology, not only to identify trade barriers but also to highlight the importance of coordination among public-sector institutions. "
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" The actions taken by the Cuban government with its new trade zone open up the potential of strategic investments from Mexico. Mexican companies are very excited. "
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" The Pacific Alliance is an initiative to align our economies. "
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" A scenario without NAFTA is something we have to think about. "
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" You cannot have an agreement... that gives a tailor's cut, a perfect handiwork, to a specific company. "
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" There won't be a law with sanctions, but Mexicans and Mexican consumers will know how to value those companies that are loyal to our national identity and those that are not. "
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" I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand. "
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" I can't come back home with an agreement that will not be a win-win-win situation for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. "
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" We have to find common grounds. NAFTA is 22 years old. We need to modernize it. "
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" There is an old tool that has become very handy that is called strategic patience, which is do not overreact in the short-term. Take your time. See what is the underlying, real message. And then, once the reality is represented by actions, then decide how you are going to react to those actions. "
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You
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" I'm not going to negotiate with Brazil for its pretty face. I'm going to negotiate with Brazil because they're going to open their car-manufacturing market. "
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Pretty
" We are willing to consider any rebalancing as long as it's through trade expansion, not through trade restriction. As long as it's about how can we buy more from each other, we're willing to work that way. "
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" One of the good things that's happening in manufacturing in Mexico is that the old maquiladora that was relegated to just assembling things has changed in different sectors. One of these sectors is the aerospace industry and in how we attract workers that have been in technical school. "
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" We all know that China is not a free trader. That's the reality. "
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" I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples. "
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" The list of traceability for some automotive components needs to be rethought for new technologies to send adequate signals about the strengthening of the value chains in North America. "
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Send
New
" There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally. "
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" At the end of the day, we have obviously our own political realities that will not allow us to approve something that is not in the benefit of everybody. "
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" We believe more in bridges and making the border better. "
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" At the end of the day, we have to find a way to compete better with the world. "
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" We have to start a process of looking at what's next after we complete the modernization effort. "
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" We understand U.S. position, but we have to find a way to make trade translate into better jobs in North America. "
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" We are fed up with complaints that Mexico is stealing jobs from U.S. manufacturing. We are part of the solution that has maintained competitiveness for the U.S. versus China. "
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" The next generation of entrepreneurs are already named Martinez or Sanchez. "
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" Mexico is very well positioned in the IT sector, thanks to our closeness to North America and how things are being developed in Silicon Valley. "
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" If a private investor is raising his hand and saying, 'I don't have the conditions with which to work,' then the government has the responsibility to create those conditions. "
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Work
" Let me first clarify that NAFTA is a trilateral agreement. The decision of walking away is not of Mexico or Canada. The decision of walking away is of the U.S. "
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Canada
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" If there is any action that punishes imports to the North American market and encourages U.S. exports, you have to reflect it in a mirror action to counteract the change of incentives that this would make for activity and investment in Mexico. "
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