Executive Summary
Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Economic Performance and Key Challenges
-Short-Term Outlook
-Lifting Mexico's Growth Performance over the Medium-Term
-Strengthening Public Finances
-Making the Most from Integration in the World Economy
-Improving Infrastructure
-Creating More and Better Jobs and Fighting Poverty
-Conclusion
-Annex 1.A1. Progress in Structural Reforms
Chapter 2. Putting Public Finances on a Firmer Footing
-Mexico has a Good Fiscal Record
-The Underlying Fiscal Position is Not Yet Comfortable
-Measures to Strengthen Public Finances Should Not be Delayed
-Concluding Remarks
Chapter 3. Maximising the Gains from Integration in the World Economy
-Trade Performance
-Strengthening Mexico's External-Led Growth Performance
-Trade Policy: Further Reducing Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers
-Removing Obstacles to FDI and Increasing Linkages to the Mexican Economy
-Concluding Remarks
-Annex 3.A1. Constant Market Share Results
-Annex 3.A2. Labelling Requirements - Still an Obstacle to Trade
-Annnex 3.A3. Restrictions on FDI
Chapter 4. Improving Infrastructure in Mexico
-An Overivew of Competition and Regulation Issues
-Improving Transport Infrastructure and Services
-Competition in the Telecommunications Sector
-The Electricity Sector
-Natural Gas
Concluding Remarks
Annex 4.A1. Improving Water Infrastructure and Management
Annex 4.A2. OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit
Annex 4.A3. Access Pricing to Key Facilities
Chapter 5. Creating More and Better Jobs and Reducing Poverty
-Overview
-Policy Interventions to Improve Labour Market Outcomes
-Social Policies and Policy Alleviation
-Concluding Remarks
Annex 5.A1. Training Programmes