I. ESSENTIAL FACTS ABOUT MEXICO

II. ITALIANS INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO

III. ADVANTAGES TO INVEST IN MEXICO

STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION- 2.000.000 square kilometers- 3.000 kilometers US BORDER

YOUNG POPULATION- > 105.000.000 population- 33% under 14 yrs - 58% 15-64 yrs

KEY ECONOMIC INFORMATION

RANKED AS THE 14° ECONOMY IN THE WORLD

GDP $875 MILLION US (2009) MEMBER OECD (1992) AND WTO (1986) EXTENSIVE NET OF BILATERAL AND

MULTILATERAL TREATIES: 12 FTA AND 24 BTI

MOST SIGNIFICANT EXPORT PARTNERS

MOST SIGNIFCANT IMPORT PARTNERS

US 80% CAN 2% SPAIN 1,7%

US 50% CHINA 10% JAPAN 3% CAN 3%

MOST PROMINENTINDUSTRIES

OIL TOURISM MINING AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE STEEL ELECTRONICS

MANUFACTURING

Italy is Mexico’s thirds European supplier, and it is Mexico’s ninth global trading partner.

Mexico exports to Italy 847 million US and imports from Italy 4092 million US.

1,094 Italian companies registered in Mexico (Direct Foreign Investment)

Italy exports to Mexico consist of intermediate process (80%)

i) Machineryii) Metallurgical

productsiii)Chemicalsiv)Plasticsv) Electronics

Italy exports to Mexico consist of consumer goods(20%)

i) fashion and textile ii) leather iii) footwear iv) jewelry v) interior design vi) food processing, vii) medicines.

MEXICAN EXPORTS TO ITALY: Chemical products Automatic and electronic machinery Vehicles engines Turbo-jet and turbo-propellers Frozen fish Legumes.

Multinational: Grupo Techint-Tenaris, Zoppas, Barilla, Brembo, La Perla, Ferrero and Ermenegildo Zegna.

Assicurazioni Generali (Finance) ENEL Green Power (Energy) FIAT and Finmeccanica (Motors)

STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION GREAT NATURAL WEALTH LOWEST COST FOR THE MANUFACTURE

OF INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS QUALIFIED AND YOUNG LABOR LARGE NETWORK OF FTA LOW TRANSPORTATION COSTS