A meeting with a flavor of balance
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, our chancellor, received this Thursday Mathias Cormann, the secretary general of the OECD. It wasn’t just a protocol greeting. In the Foreign Ministry, the two officials laid the foundations to further tighten the relationship between Mexico and the international organization.
What did they talk about? What is always talked about in these circles: figures, policies and… narrative. According to the official statement from the SRE, they put “the national and international leadership of President Claudia Sheinbaum” on the table.
The numbers that resonated in the room
The conversation revolved around the progress that Mexico boasts to the world. The reduction of inequality was mentioned, that monster that weighs so heavily on us. They talked about how 13.5 million people have escaped poverty.
They also brought up the historic more than 250% increase in minimum wages during this administration. Issues such as economic strength and the increasingly crucial role of women in all areas were not left behind.
Secretary De la Fuente referred to the importance of strengthening multilateralism.
But this doesn’t end here. Cormann’s visit has a specific objective: to present the Mexico Economic Study 2026 at the Treasury. That will be the real test, where raw numbers meet promises.
In addition, they highlighted as their own achievements the creation of new agencies: the Secretariat of Sciences, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI) and the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency.
At the end of the day, more than a simple diplomatic meeting, this seems like the first act of a play in which Mexico seeks to validate its model before the critical — and sometimes skeptical — eyes of the developed world.
