At HANNOVER MESSE 2018, Mexico will be honoured as the official Partner Country of the show. A formal agreement for Mexico?s Partner Country participation was signed at this year?s show by representatives of Deutsche Messe and the Mexican government. Industry 4.0, energy and environmental technologies, vocational training, start-ups and direct foreign investment are among the themes that will feature prominently in Mexico?s 2018 showcase. Mexico is the first Latin American nation to ever present itself as a Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE.

The agreement giving the official green light for Mexico?s 2018 Partner Country participation was signed by Deutsche Messe?s Managing Board member Dr. Jochen K?ckler and ProM?xico CEO Paulo Carre?o in the presence of Mexico?s Secretary of Economy, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal. ProM?xico is the Mexican government?s international trade and investment promotion agency. ?Mexico will now be the star attraction on the international industrial stage for an entire year,? remarked K?ckler. ?This is a win-win partnership for everyone and will do much to grow and improve economic relations between Mexico and Europe,? he added.