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Apr 2023
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Is Mexico benefiting from the US-China t...

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Increasingly, US companies are 'nearshoring' - moving their operations closer to home.

Cities in the north of Mexico, like Monterrey, are seeing a manufacturing boom.

We speak to some of the companies who are cashing in, and ask, is this a renaissance that will last?

Plus we look at other countries who are trying to get a share of the market.

Presenter/producer: Samira Hussain

(Image: Truck at the Mexico/US border. Credit: Getty Images)

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