Marcelo Ebrardcurrent head of the Ministry of Economy, planted a group of businessmen in MonterreyNuevo León, with whom he had an agreed meeting.
And the official was captured on a walk in Japan with his wifewhile the private sector group was left wanting to listen to him.
It should be noted that it was taken into consideration that Marcelo Ebrard did not report his absencesince there was no information about any specific trip that an official would make.
Marcelo Ebrard travels to Japan with his wife and leaves businessmen in Monterrey stranded; He only sent a video that was less than a minute long.
Through social networks, a tourist announced that on Tuesday, October 22, he captured a Marcelo Ebrard and his wifewhile both enjoyed a walk through the traditional Imperial Gardens in Tokyocapital of said country.
However, this trip takes place in the middle of a meeting in which the current Secretary of Economy was planning to participate. with businessmen in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León.
This as part of the Annual Meeting of Industrialistsheld last Monday, October 21, 2024, attended by more than a thousand businessmen which are part of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (Concamin).
This way no member of the federal government came to the meetingso there was no participation of any representative from this sector.
Businessmen indicated that they had the intention of holding a dialogue with Marcelo Ebrard, however, by not attending the event these intentions they were frustrated.
And the Secretary of Economy He only sent a video that was less than a minute long.where he did not explain the reason for his absence, but assured that it existed “willingness to collaborate” by the authorities.
This fact left a bad taste in the mouths of Concamin businessmen, who pointed out that their non-attendance at the event seemed to indicate little interest on the part of the federal government in promoting investments.
Businessmen had two pending issues to discuss with Marcelo Ebrard
In this context, the businessmen who were planted by Marcelo Ebrard indicated that they had at least two urgent issues to deal with the federal official.
The first of them was to address the issue of reform of the Judiciary, since they point out that they have not had a response from Rogelio Ramírez de la O, Secretary of the Treasury, regarding a possible downgrade in credit rating.
Meanwhile, the second issue is related to the United States elections 2024to be held on November 5, as they pointed out that polls place Donald Trump above his rival Kamala Harris.
The businessmen indicated that it is important that Marcelo Ebrard is present at the meetings they hold, as they indicated it is important have communication with the federal governmentwith the intention of transmitting concerns and providing solutions to them.
Marcelo Ebrard (Galo Cañas Rodríguez)