Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said that, looking into the future, the message sent by the Pacific Alliance to the world is that its member countries are fully committed to implement a platform of integration based on economic openness.
During the 11th meeting of the alliance in Chile, Peña Nieto said that the Pacific Alliance countries are meeting one of the fundamental challenges of their agreement, which is the free trade of goods, services, capital and human resources between them.
Speaking to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, the Mexican president said that the Pacific Alliance will not forget small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) or individuals.
Peña Nieto said that the alliance has created a venture capital fund with support from the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as business support networks for the training and counseling of SMEs in the four countries. They have also invested in training human capital through the creation of 1,200 scholarships.
