Angela Merkel is set to visit Mexico on Friday. Mexico, on the receiving end of much vitriol from Trump, has been actively wooing other countries because of fears for the future of its crucial trade relationship with the United States. But German companies see Mexico as much more than a trampoline into the US. To some observers, Trump's presidency has brought to mind long-time Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz's old saying: "Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States." Sixty-five percent of German companies in Mexico say they expect their business here to get bigger in the next 12 months.

Source: The Local June 09, 2017 08:14 UTC