Latin America, including Central and South America, can be a gateway for Romanian investments, while cultural proximity is a major advantage that must be capitalised on, Mihai Daraban, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), said during a meeting with Mexico’s ambassador to Romania, Amparo Erendira Anguiano Rodriguez.

According to a CCIR statement sent to AGERPRES on Monday, Daraban presented the situation regarding Mexican investments in Romania, noting that, as of September 2026, 71 companies with Mexican capital were registered in Romania, with total subscribed share capital amounting to €3.05 million.

„Latin America, including Central and South America, can be a gateway for Romanian investments, while cultural proximity is a major advantage that must be capitalised on. Mexico is the partner with which Romania records the highest volume of trade in the region, which is a solid argument for organising an economic mission to Mexico to bring together representatives of the two business communities active in areas of mutual interest,” the CCIR president said in the statement.

For her part, Mexico’s ambassador to Romania highlighted the Mexican state’s current openness to foreign investment and the favourable trade framework created in relations between the European Union and Mexico.

„At present, the Mexican state is paying particular attention to and promoting an active policy of supporting and attracting foreign investment, meaning that the implementation of the CCIR’s plan to organise an economic mission involving companies is welcome. Furthermore, the new interim trade agreement agreed between the European Union and Mexico will facilitate reciprocal exports and investments and reduce trade barriers, including for companies from Romania. The bilateral relationship will thus benefit from a framework that will enable the development and boosting of trade relations,” she said.

Official data show that, in 2025, trade between Romania and Mexico reached €488.79 million, up from €412.2 million a year earlier.

Of this total, Romanian exports amounted to €363.42 million, while imports stood at €125.37 million, with the trade balance showing a surplus for Romania of €238.05 million.

In 2026, the upward trend continued, with bilateral trade reaching €198.05 million in the period up to May.

AGERPRES