Mexico stresses anti-crime battle
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Speaking of the economy, Calderon said that the economy recovery in the country is underway, but there is still much to do to generate the employment.
Calderon underscored the country's low interest rates, inflation controls among others.
He said that in the first eight months of this year, his government generated 630,000 new jobs and his country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecasted at 4 percent for this year.
He also said his country's tax collection increased 17 percent and registered foreign reserves for more than 106 billion U.S. dollars, more than double of Mexico's external debt.
Mexico's exports advanced 36 percent, the biggest annual increase in 20 years, and the country attracted 70 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment, he said.
Meanwhile, the president stressed the fiscal responsibility, in the face of the severe financial recession that began in 2008.
"This year we have seen a 17 percent increase in state income compared with the same period last year...," he said.
On infrastructure, he said that Mexico is promoting an infrastructure program of about five percent of the GDP, the biggest investment in Mexico's history in this sector.
He also said that his administration is working on a hydraulic tunnel in the east of Mexico Valley, 62 km long and 7 km in diameter, describing it as "one of the biggest works of its kind in the world".
Calderon said the hydraulic plan is also aimed at preventing flooding in southeast Mexico and supplying more drinking water to the northwest and some cities in central Mexico.
