On September 4, the governor of Durango, Esteban Villegas Villarreal, gave his second government report in which he highlighted that during his administration foreign investment has exceeded one billion dollars, in addition to having reached agreements with 31 Chinese companies, which was established in the glossary of the report that was delivered to the local Congress.
However, the head of the Foreign Investment Attraction Unit of Durango, Arturo Ortiz Galán, denied what Villegas Villarreal said about the alleged massive arrival of Chinese companies to the state after stating that 31 corporations were about to set up; in reality only two companies have formalized their investment.
Clarifying data
The above was made known through a request for public information in which the organization led by Ortiz Galán was asked to detail which companies were about to set up. In his response, the official specified that Solaver and Solaver Electric Vehicles (SEV), both in the renewable energy and electric vehicle sector.
During his report in September, the governor highlighted having made three international tours in order to attract foreign investment: one to the United States and two to China, in which the head of Foreign Investment Attraction actively participated, something that has undoubtedly generated criticism among various sectors by questioning the cost and transparency of the same.
The organization
The Foreign Investment Attraction Unit was created in 2024 by the local Executive to encourage the arrival of capital, so it appointed Arturo Ortiz Galán as its head, after considering him as someone of its complete confidence, which he expressed in his X account.
“Today I appointed Fernando Rosas Palafox (@frosas_px) as the new head of @SdecoDgo; and Arturo Ortiz Galán (@ArturoOG) at the head of the new Foreign Investment Attraction Unit. I am sure that both will play an exemplary role in favor of the economic development of our state,” the governor posted.
Experts agree that the low attraction of foreign investment could be linked to the expropriation of land in the Logistics and Industrial Center of Durango (CLID), which affected the company Duranpark, which had a previous agreement not respected by the current government, despite having an agreement signed with the previous government, that of José Rosas Aispuro Torres, which endorses it as the legal owner of said lands to build the development.
Source: infobae
