Federico Quinzaños, the state of Querétaro's International Relations Coordinator, provided an overview of the state of Querétaro's economy and global engagement strategy.

2. QUERÉTARO:
DEMOGRAPHIC
CENTER OF
MÉXICO
EUA
MX
EUA
MÉXICO
MORE THAN 45 MILLION INHABITANTS IN A 217 MILES RADIO
Surface no. 27
nationally
Budget no. 22
nationally
22nd place considering inhabitants number
nationally
Querétaro
San Miguel
Querétaro
Cd. de México
Acapulco
“QUERÉTARO IS VERTIX AND COMPASS, CROSSROAD
AND AFINITY CENTER.”
GOVERNOR CALZADA

3. ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENT
6.9
4.1
5.7
3.3
7.0
5.1
7.7
6.3
5.3
3.8
3.4
6.7
3.9
3.9
3.5
2011
*2012
*2013
1.2
-6.0
NATIONAL
QUERÉTARO
-8.1
2004
GDP:
2005
2006
2007
$26,162 MDD
GDP Per Capita:
$14,310 USD
Source: INEGI 2012 -2013 Forecast SEDESU
2008
2009
2010

4. EMPLOYMENT
WORKERS INSURED AT THE IMSS
411,335
420,000
400,000
380,000
360,000
340,000
320,000
FEB
DIC
ENE-13
NOV
SEP
OCT
JUL
AGO
JUN
ABR
MAY
FEB
MAR
DIC
ENE-12
NOV
SEP
Querétaro occupies the 1st place in national employment growth with
31.6%, while the country’s employment growth is 16.0%
OCT
JUL
AGO
JUN
ABR
MAY
FEB
MAR
DIC
ENE-11
NOV
SEP
OCT
JUL
AGO
JUN
ABR
MAY
FEB
MAR
DIC
ENE-10
NOV
SEP
OCT
JUL
AGO
JUN
ABR
MAY
FEB
MAR
ENE-09
300,000

5. OUR CLUSTERS
1 FOOD AND BEVERAGES
2 APPLIANCES
3 AUTOMOTIVE
5 ITC’S
6 TELCOM
7 BIOTECHNOLOGY
4 AEROSPACE

6. QUERÉTARO
LEADER
DEVELOPMENT
IDENTITY
EDUCATION
GOBERNABILITY
SECURITY
ENVIRONMENT
QUALITY OF LIFE

7. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
1st
GDP average growth during the
last 10 years(5.5%)
Job creation
(percentage) 2009-2012
1st
Business Infrastructure
1st
Business establishment growth
Scientific and technological forum 2012
(ITESM 2010)

8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
1st
percent of manufacture
components
in R&D centers
(SEP 2009)
• The most dynamic economy
in the country (OECD)
• The only region in Mexico
with a global investment degree
(Standard and Poor's)
• More than 900 Foreign Companies in
the state
• 225% Growth forecast of the
Aerospace Sector

9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3rd
1st
International site with FDI
(Financial Times 2013)
Companies with
intensive braches of knowledge.
Specialized trainning of human capital
(in engineering and technology)
(ITESM 2010)
45
3rd
Research centers
Place in Technological Infrastructure
(ITESM 2010)

10. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1st
GDP growth since the
NAFTA signature (1994)
3rd
Best city to do business
(“América Economía”)
Economically Active Population
(ITESM 2010)
4th
Most steady economy in Mexico.
Metropolitan area with the
highest economic potential
in North America
(only one located in Mexico)
(IMCO 2008)
7th
Metropolitan Area of the future
in Latinamerica
(FDI 2011)

11. IDENTITY
4 World Heritage Sites by UNESCO
• Santiago de Querétaro, Historical Downtown
• Franciscan Missions of the “Sierra Gorda”
• Memory and traditions of the Otomí people
• “Camino Tierra Adentro”
Querétaro, one of the 13 best preserved architectural
World Heritage Sites in the world.
4 Magic Towns:
• Bernal
• Jalpan
• Cadereyta
• Tequisquiapan
In Querétaro México got started... in 4 occassions:
1. Here the independence fight began (1810)
2. Here the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty was signed (1848)
3. Here the Republic was restored (1867)
4. Here the1917 Constitution was promulgated

12. SECURITY
1°
Less kidnaps registered
(Citizen Institute of Insecurity Studies
2009).
2°
Safest state
(Delictive incidence and violence index
CIDAC).
2°
Security Perception
Nationally
(INEGI 2011)
67.3%
28.3%
Intentional Homicides for each
100 thousand inhabitants:
New Orleans, United States:
Washington, United States:
Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Winnipeg, Canada:
Querétaro:
56
22
11
5
4.5

13. ENVIRONMENT
36%
Of protected natural areas
(SEDESU 2012)
Sierra Gorda Biosphere
The country’s most bio-diverse reserve
22%
Of the country species
(SEDESU 2012)
3.5
Times below the average in pounds
of CO2 per unit of GDP
(SEDESU 2012)
12 million planted trees

14. EDUCATION
71
Superior level
institutions
(21 public,
50 private)
184
Postgraduate education
options(45 specialities,
120 masters and
19 doctorates)
46
Research centers

15. GOVERNABILITY
1st
Political and functional system
1st
Stable Public Finances
2nd
Government investment
3rd
Efficient and effective government
3rd
Trustworthy and effective legal system
(IMCO 2010)
(AREGIONAL 2010)
(IMCO 2010)
(IMCO 2010)
(IMCO 2010)

16. QUALITY OF LIFE
1er Best Quality of Life in México
Quality of Life Index
(Incav 2012)

17. STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN
THE INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF
QUERÉTARO
INTERNATIONAL LINKING MODEL - LEADING PRINCIPLE: A
SOCIAL DIPLOMACY
Querétaro’s International Leaders Network
Cooperation with Leader Regions
UN Global Compact
Clinton Global Initiative
National Governors Association
Plataform of NGO’s
Heartland Initiative
International Agendas for Economic Promotion
International Media Broadcast

18. INTERNATIONAL
JOINT RESPONSIBILITY
AGENDA
MUNICIPALITIES
UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS
FOREIGN
COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL
ACTORS
NGO’S
CHAMBERS
BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT
MEDIA