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<br />Ou1455 <br /> <br />3/~~ <br /> <br />Partnership for Prosperity <br />Report to President Vicente Fox and President George W. Bush <br />~onterrey,~exico <br />~arch 22, 2002 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Creating Prosperity Through Partnership <br /> <br />Mexican President Vicente Fox and U.S. <br />President George W. Bush launched the <br />PartIiership for Prosperity with the vision of <br />"unfettering the economic potential of every <br />citizen, so. each may contribute fully to <br />narrowing. the economic gaps between and <br />within our societies." <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />With this Partnership, we move beyond our <br />extensive trading relationship to . work <br />together as trusting neighbors to create new <br />and better opportunities for all of our <br />citizens. The. Partnership aims to build on <br />Mexico's strong regional development <br />efforts, increased macroeconomic stability, <br />and growing international, trade and <br />investment by developing new strategies to <br />foster growth in less developed areas of <br />Mexico. <br /> <br /> <br />The Partnership is a giant step reflecting a <br />new era of cooperation between our nations <br />that. will result in increasing economic and <br />labor opportunities. We want all citizens to <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"The world changed on September 11, but <br />one. thing that did not change is our <br />countries' friendship and our commitment to <br />this Partnership, in particular. ". <br /> <br />President Vicente Fox and <br />President George W. Bush <br />Monterrey, Mexico <br /> <br />have access to the window of opportunity <br />offered by broader and deeper global <br />. st . <br />connections in the 21 century. The <br />Partnership seeks to create jobs where they <br />are needed the most, to foster an. <br />environment in which no Mexican feels <br />compelled to leave his home for lack of jobs <br />or opportunity, <br /> <br />Recognizing that government doesn't have <br />all the answers, the Partnership seeks to <br />leverage private sector experience, <br />resources, and commitment to generate <br />greater economic growth in Mexico. As <br /> <br />Contents: <br /> <br /> <br />Action Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 <br /> <br />Access to Capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 <br />Sharing Best Practices <br />and Technical Expertise. ..........:....... 5 <br />Building Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br />Linking Institutions. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 <br />. New VentureslPilot Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 <br />Implementation and Measuring Success. . . .. .. 11 <br />Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 <br /> <br />1 <br />