In the context of commercial differences, where international panels are meant to be avoided, it is important that the new Minister of Economy meets certain characteristics such as knowing the private sector, and that he supports international investment and trade, Ivan Franco agrees. , founder of TripleThree, and José Antonio Salazar Andreu, academic secretary of the Universidad Panamericana (UP) School of Government and Economics.

Jesús Carrillo, director of Sustainable Economy of the Mexican Institute of Competitiveness (Imco), considered that among the important elements of Buenrostro’s appointment, they highlighted that he was a person the president trusted, something that will become more relevant in the future. cabinet.

“The cabinet is being built more and more from the closeness of the president,” the economist said.

Carrillo stressed that Buenrostro was a very important figure from a fiscal perspective, and now he had to think about industrial policy, consultancy issues on energy issues and help promote business activity.

Salazar Andreu, from UP, added that although Raquel Buenrostro has a good technical profile, it would be different to treat a taxpayer who is backed by the governments of the United States and Canada: “he is not a familiar face on energy issues, let alone diplomacy,” he added.

“You have to be smart about finding allies,” added the Imco specialist.

Carrillo commented that trade agreements with Ecuador and the UK were also pending: “He doesn’t have much choice, given the short learning curve, there are important issues for the Mexican economy, there are very important pressure points in energy policy.”

Private business organizations expressed their support for the newly appointed Minister of Economy.

“The Mexican Chamber of International Commerce (ICC Mexico) appreciates the technical capacity and professionalism shown by the new Secretary of the Economy, Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez during his tenure as head of the SAT and senior official of the Ministry of Finance, and puts at your disposal all the technical capacities of world corporate organizations, to contribute on the best performance of its position”, the agency said in a statement.

“Our organizational members are aware of the willingness of the new head of the Ministry of Economy to listen and heed the proposals of the business community, with a view to obtaining the best possible productivity conditions for Mexico,” he explained.