Overview
- Business groups highlight the T-MEC review as the key to investment certainty, with Comce targeting $700 billion in exports and up to $45 billion in FDI for 2026.
- Mexico’s World Cup coordinator, Gabriela Cuevas, projects $1.8–3.0 billion in tourism spending from roughly 600,000 visitors.
- The IMF projects about 1.5% GDP growth in 2026, with other estimates near 1.3%, after roughly 0.5% growth in 2025.
- Industry analyses expect sharp localized pressures in host cities, including hotel rates up to 300%, near-100% occupancy, restaurant sales up 30–80%, and public transport revenue gains near 10%.
- CEPAL warns the tournament’s economic effects are likely marginal and temporary, while local business groups urge infrastructure, legal certainty, and workforce training to secure lasting benefits.