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Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade,
Investment and Technology
COMCE 2012
Who we are
The Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade,
Investment & Technology (COMCE) was created by
initiative of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE)
as a business leading organization to promote foreign
trade, investment and technology transfer.
COMCE is a private, non-profit organization
representing the Mexican business sector in the
international area.
COMCE bases its operation in more than 60 bilateral
business committees that deal with maintaining and
developing the objectives of COMCE with any given
country. Bilateral business committees are composed
of business leaders with extensive international
experience, which aims to promote the business
interests of Mexico in the respective country.
Profile and Mission
It plays a leading role in the promotion and
implementation of policies designed to help
Mexican companies insert effectively into
globalization.
Promotes Mexican exports, foreign direct
investment to Mexico and technology transfer and
development.
Create and develop business relationships with
similar organizations abroad as an efficient
instrument to unify international policies and
actions of the Mexican private sector.
COMCE in the BCC
Excerpt of the Collaboration Agreement signed among COMCE and the organizations that integrate the BCC:
“The business organizations that integrate the Business Coordinating Council (BCC)
amply recognize COMCE as the only business institution in foreign trade, promotion of
foreign investment and transfer of technology.”
Relation with the Government
COMCE maintains a close and productive relationship with
all Government offices that are involved in the foreign
trade process; the following are just some of the offices
we work with:
ProMéxico
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Ministry of Economics
Bancomext
State Governments
Customs General Administration
Diplomatic Corps accredited in Mexico
Mexican Embassies abroad
Some of our Members
Some of our Members
Some of our Members
COMCE´s Structure
NATIONAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
National Executive
Committee
COMCE’s Chairman
Valentín Díez
International Sections
Chairmen
COMCE
Staff
Vice Presidents of
COMCE
Chairmen of COMCE’s
Regional Chapters
Regional and
State Chapters of
COMCE
Bilateral
Business
Committees
Technical
Committees
Executive National Committee
Office of Vice
President
International Sections
Chairmanship
Regional COMCE
Chairmanship
Finance
North America
COMCE Noreste
(Monterrey, N. L.)
Legal
Asia and the Pacific
Rim
COMCE Occidente
(Guadalajara, Jalisco)
International
Negotiations
Africa and the Middle
East
COMCE Bajío (León,
Guanajuato)
Promotion
South America
COMCE Sur (Puebla,
Puebla)
Innovation and
Competitiveness
Central America and
the Caribbean
Europe
International Structure
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The international area of COMCE is the base of our
operation. The International Sections group and
coordinate the efforts of the Bilateral Business
Committees.
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We currently have more than 60 Committees
integrated by business leaders with broad
international experience in an specific country. In
all of them we have invited the Embassy of that
particular country, as well as the Chamber of
Commerce to participate.
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The activity is directed to analyze, propose and
develop projects that aim to consolidate the
economic relations of Mexico with the rest of the
world.
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Each Committee has signed a Partnership
Agreement with a business organization of the
corresponding country. Such an organization has
been selected because of the representation level it
has within the private sector of its own country.
The institutional relation with our counterparts helps
us open the necessary doors in order to promote
and help the members of COMCE.
International
Section
Chairman
Africa and the Middle
East
Héctor Álvarez de la
Cadena
Asia and the Pacific Rim
Sergio Ley
Central America and the
Caribbean
Enrique Bello
Europe
Sergio Contreras
North America
Miguel Jáuregui
South America
Rafael Nava
Bilateral Business Committees
Europe
Asia / Pacific Rim
Australia
Brunei / Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
North America
Canada
United States
Africa / Middle
East
Algeria
Egypt
Lebanon
Morocco
South Africa
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Israel
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Centro America &
The Caribbean
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Rep.
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Panama
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
COMCE Nationwide
COMCE has representation in 27 States,
with 1 main office (Mexico City), 4
Regional chapters and 22 State chapters.
These organizations are integrated by
well known local businessmen who
aim to promote foreign trade and foreign
investment in their respective States.
Always counting with the support of
State Governments.
And benefiting from COMCE’s
international contacts.
COMCE´s Services
International Promotion:
- We promote our members through a relationship with our counterparts in
more than 60 countries.
-At COMCE we are convinced that the commercial development of Mexico is
based in the success of each individual company.
-Activities business missions abroad, promotion of fairs & exhibitions
Congress:
- For 19 years now, the Mexican Foreign Trade Congress that COMCE
organizes has become the most important event in Foreign Trade in Mexico.
- It is during the annual Congress that the National Export Award ceremony
is organized. The award is presented by the President of Mexico to the
winning companies.
IT Systems:
- COMCE offers its members several services on line such as job
vacancies specialized in Foreign Trade executives, an electronic library
with a wide variety of documents,
promotion of export products,
promotion of services for exporters, information about trade fairs and
exhibitions, and more.
COMCE´s Services
Committees:
- More than 60 Bilateral Committees and the Technical Committees, all
integrated by professionals and businessmen, set the course that COMCE
follows in its different activities.
Technical Services:
- COMCE offers services such as specialized advise, CASCEM, foreign trade
audit, Pre-validation of Customs Declarations, and the necessary support to
facilitate the international operation of its members.
Value Added Agreements:
- Several members of COMCE offer their products and services in
preferential conditions for the rest of the members.
Special Events:
-COMCE organizes events with the main objective that our members find
more and better forms to do business.
-- Breakfast Meetings - Networking - Digital Meetings and Webinars
“BRINGING THE WORLD THE BEST OF MEXICO
BRINGING TO MEXICO THE BEST OF THE WORLD”
www.comce.org.mx
OPPORTUNITIES
TAIWAN = INNOVATION, ADDED
VALUE, TECHNOLOGY
SME’s- STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
THAT CAN EXPAND MARKETS
MEXICO’s ECONOMIC STABILITY
OPPORTUNITIES
MEXICO’s GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION AND ACCESS TO
NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICAN MARKETS
TPP AND PACIFIC ALLIANCE
“BRINGING THE WORLD THE BEST OF MEXICO
BRINGING TO MEXICO THE BEST OF THE WORLD”
www.comce.org.mx
THANK YOU
GRACIAS
www.comce.org.mx