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Abstract 4
Résumé 4
Enhancing logistics and digital connectivity 10
Strengthening competition 13
Improving the rule of law and redoubling efforts to reduce corruption 14
Reducing emissions by shifting to renewable energies and strengthening carbon pricing 18
Improving water management 20
References 22
Table 1. Policy recommendations to boost productivity and fight climate change 21
Figure 1. Northern and central regions benefited from increasing trade integration 7
Figure 2. Backward participation in global value chains is high and increasing 7
Figure 3. Forward participation in global value chain remains low 8
Figure 4. Mexican SMEs have low productivity and few of them export 8
Figure 5. There is room to improve logistics 10
Figure 6. Services trade restrictions are high, particularly in logistics 11
Figure 7. Mexico lags in broadband 12
Figure 8. Regional differences in digital connectivity are large 12
Figure 9. Regulatory burden remains high and heterogenous across states 13
Figure 10. Enforcement of existing legislation is low 15
Figure 11. Crime remains high 15
Figure 12. Public security and uncertainty about domestic policies are perceived to limit growth 16
Figure 13. Corruption perceptions remain high 17
Figure 14. Energy and transport sectors are the largest emitters 18
Figure 15. The share of electricity generated from renewable sources is low 19
Boxes
Box 1. Facilitating that local SMEs benefit from foreign direct investment flows: the case of Costa Rica 9
Box 2. E-procurement can help fight corruption - experience from some OECD countries 17