Calderon Promises More Social and Economic Growth Rocio Zayas - Rumbo de Mexico
go to original July 10, 2012

LA VIGA DE RAMÍREZ, Veracruz – President Felipe Calderón celebrated the end of the electoral ban at the Perote-Banderilla highway inauguration in Veracruz on late last week. He said that he would continue working on infrastructure projects to help the country develop.

The president said, “It is my sincerest pleasure to be here again … the electoral ban is over, and now I can resume my work. I am so glad because I feel that it is urgent for us to continue advancing projects and programs throughout the country … like this new highway.”

Calderón said that the highway cost 2.2 billion pesos, and added that he hoped his administration would be remembered for its infrastructure projects. In total more than 19,000 kilometers of highways has been built.

“I think that one of the legacies we are leaving behind for Veracruzans and all Mexicans is precisely that infrastructure that will lead to the future, and will enable job opportunities and economic growth.”

Calderón said that these projects encourage economic and social growth, and improve the quality of life for residents.

He said that in the month of June, more than 91,500 jobs were created, in addition to the 500,000 jobs created since the beginning of the year.

The president said that Mexico’s economy has grown significantly since the low point of the crisis, June 2009. He said, “... we’ve had 15 percent growth over three years … and I recognize that it is not enough to cover the needs of all Mexicans, but it is important.”

The president said that Mexico is on the right economic path. He added that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) put Mexico second in Latin America, behind Chile, for the greatest gains in economic growth.

Accompanied by Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa, the president said, “Today, we are growing … more than the United States, more than Canada, more than Brazil, and more than all of the countries in the European Union.”

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