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Located directly adjacent to California, United States, has turned Mexicali, a city with 1 million people, into one of destinations for pro-business community investments.
In addition to its strategic location, Mexicali also has relatively easy access to enter the markets of USA, Canada and Asia
it has 150 industries supported with adequate logistics such as ports, international airports, and rail network integrated with the United States
there are border entrances to the United States (with the capacity of 3,000 containers per day)
it has modern infrastructure, with a large availability of water (derived from the Colorado River), natural gas, power generation center of Cerro Prieto geothermal (the second largest in the world), and 25 industrial areas
it has universities with bilingual programs and cooperation with industrial sectors, and several key industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical equipment, high-tech, electronics, plastic, metal mechanics, food processing, and renewable energy.
In his speech, Mayor Lic Jose Francisco Perez Tejada Padilla expressed his hope that through the visit, Indonesian Ambassador could see the potential in Mexicali so as to encourage cooperation and economic relations between the two countries, especially in Mexicali.
Meanwhile, Indonesian Ambassador expressed harmonious diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Mexico, which has been going on for 60 years, the recent visit of Mexican Foreign Minister, Jose Antonio Meade, to Indonesia, and a planned visit by President Enrique Pena Nieto to Indonesia in October 2013.
In addition to meeting with the mayor, Indonesian Ambassador also met with various parties, such as the Industrial Development Commission of Mexicali (IDCM), Agro Industrial Development Commission of Mexicali (CODAM), CETYS University, Tourism Board Committee, Aerospace Cluster, and made visits to several major companies, like Skyworks, semi-conductor factory for smartphone / iPad that has a production capacity of 5 million per day
Sun Power, a company that manufactures solar panels
Expopartes NOV (National Oilwell Varco), a company that manufactures equipment for oil drilling equipment, and Cow Slaughterhouse of Carne Selecta (Bona), which exports beef to the U.
S.
and Africa.
Especially for Carne Selecta (Bona), Indonesian Ambassador explained about "Halal" Certificate to enter Indonesian market, which was welcomed by Carne Selecta party and they would study the certification.
The Council's Tourism Board specifically described the Medical Tourism industry, which is the strength of Mexicali.
During the meeting, it was explained that the Mexicali has now become the main destination of tourists from the U.
S.
, which in 2010 has contributed income of U.
S.
$ 16 million with the number of patients reaching 155 thousand people.
The vast potential of Mexicali Medical Tourism has made local government encourage cooperation with foreign investors to establish the Medical District.
With the diversity of industries in Mexicali, business opportunities in this region are fairly big.
This coupled with the implementation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a treaty signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to form a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
This condition provides a lucrative opportunity for Indonesian businessmen to do business with their counterparts in Mexicali.