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### Viewing cable 06MEXICO6413, WHO ARE MEXICO'S MONOPOLISTS?

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06MEXICO6413 | 2006-11-09 16:04 | 2011-03-17 12:12 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Mexico
Appears in these articles: http://wikileaks.jornada.com.mx/notas/sectores-clave-con-alto-grado-de-concentracion-del-mercado

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    VZCZCXRO4906
    PP RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
    DE RUEHME #6413/01 3131622
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    P 091622Z NOV 06
    FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4147
    INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
    RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
    RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
    RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
    RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC

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    85174
    2006-11-09 16:22:00
    06MEXICO6413
    Embassy Mexico
    UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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    FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4147
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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 MEXICO 006413

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE, SIPDIS

    FOR WHA/MEX, WHA/EPSC, AND EB/IFD/OMA
    USDOC FOR 4320/ITA/MAC/WH/ONAFTA/ARUDMAN
    TREASURY FOR IA (ALICE FAIBISHENKO)
    STATE PASS TO USTR (EISSENSTAT/MELLE)
    STATE PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE (CARLOS ARTETA)
    STATE PASS TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANTI-TRUST DIVISION
    (CALDWELL HARROP, KIMBERLY GARNETT, ANNE MARIE CUSHMAC)

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
    SUBJECT: WHO ARE MEXICO'S MONOPOLISTS?

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    Summary
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    ¶1. (SBU) Bank of Mexico and likely incoming Mexican
    government officials in recent weeks have stressed the
    importance of opening key sectors of the economy to more
    competition, but have been hesitant to publicly name the
    "offending" companies.  This telegram spells out which
    sectors are dominated by only a few powerful firms, who is
    in charge of these companies, and how much of the market
    the companies control.  End Summary.

    --------------------------------------------- -----
    Summit Participants Highlight Need for Competition
    --------------------------------------------- -----

    ¶2. (SBU) At the Monterrey Business Summit on October 30,
    2006, Bank of Mexico (BOM) Governor Guillermo Ortiz and
    other participants (business representatives, academics,
    President-elect Felipe Calderon transition team members,
    etc.) underscored the importance of more competition in key
    sectors such as telecommunications, transportation,
    construction, and financial services.  Ortiz stressed that
    macroeconomic and financial stability is an important
    "theme" in the Mexican economy, one that has been largely
    achieved.  He said that another key theme is competition.
    He emphasized the importance of focusing on monopolies and
    how they hinder economic growth and competition by keeping
    prices high.  Professor and political commentator Denise
    Dresser made similar points at the Summit the day before,
    and received applause for her comments.  Numerous
    participants focused on the need to challenge monopolies
    and the excessive costs they produce.  That said, no one at
    the Business Summit would name specific companies or people
    (Carlos Slim, etc.).  When pressed by a questioner to name
    a Mexican company that needs to open up to competition,
    Mexican Institute for Competitiveness head Roberto Newell
    would only name Coca Cola and Wal-Mart, to the nervous
    laughter of the audience.

    ¶3. (SBU) To facilitate USG understanding of what analysts
    are referring to when they talk about Mexican industries
    and sectors where competition is absent or severely
    restricted, Post is providing the following list
    (alphabetical listing by sector).

    Airlines
    --------

    Aeromexico
    CEO: Andres Conesa
    Market share: 39.7%

    Mexicana
    CEO: Gaston Azcarraga
    Market share: 36%

    (Note:  The introduction of low-cost airlines is expected
    to increase competition in the domestic market.  End Note.)

    Beer
    ----

    Grupo Modelo
    Chairman and CEO: Carlos Fernandez Gonzalez
    Market share: 65.2%

    Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma
    Chairman: Jose Antonio Fernandez Carbajal
    Market share: 43%

    Bottling
    --------

    Coca-Cola FEMSA
    Chairman: Jose Antonio Fernandez Carbajal
    DG: Carlos Salazar
    Market share: 70%

    Pepsico

    MEXICO 00006413  002 OF 003

    CEO and DG: Oscar Cazares
    Market share: 15%

    Bread
    -----

    Bimbo
    Chairman of the Board: Roberto Servitje Sendra
    DG: Daniel Servitje
    Market share: 67.8%

    Broadcasting
    ------------

    Televisa
    Chairman and CEO: Emilio Azcarraga Jean
    Market share: 56% of Mexico's TV stations

    TV Azteca
    Chairman and CEO: Ricardo Salinas Pliego
    Market share: 38% of Mexico's TV stations

    Cablevision (owned by Televisa)
    Chairman of the Board: Emilio Azcarraga Jean
    DG: Juan Paul Broc
    Market share: majority of market for cable TV

    Sky (owned by Televisa)
    Chairman of the Board: Emilio Azcarraga Jean
    DG: Alexandre Moreira
    Market share: majority of market for satellite TV

    Cement
    ------

    Cemex
    Chairman and CEO: Lorenzo Zambrano
    Market share: 87.6%

    Holcim Apasco
    DG: Pierre Froidevaux
    Market share: 12.4%

    Energy
    ------

    Pemex
    DG: Luis Ramirez Corzo

    Federal Electricity Comisisn (CFE)
    DG: Alfredo Elias Ayub

    Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC)
    DG: Luis de Pablo Serna

    Financial Services
    ------------------

    BBVA Bancomer (Spain), Banamex Citigroup (U.S.), Santander
    Serfin (Spain), Banorte (Mexico), HSBC (UK), and
    Scotiabank-Inverlat (Canada) have over 90% of the market.

    (Note:  Mexico's Federal Competition Commission is
    investigating banks and pension fund operators to see why
    their commissions are so high, and if they are involved in
    anti-competitive practices.  The results of this
    investigation are supposed to be released around March
    ¶2007.  A number of companies, including Wal-Mart, have
    filed for licenses to enter the financial services market
    in Mexico.  End Note.)

    Glass
    -----

    Vitro
    Chairman and CEO: Adrian Sada Gonzalez
    DG: Federico Sada
    Market share: 73.8%

    Hospitals
    ---------

    MEXICO 00006413  003 OF 003

    Grupo Angeles
    Chairman: Olegario Vazquez Aldir
    Market share: 67%

    Mining
    ------

    Penoles
    Chairman: Alberto Bailleres
    DG: Jaime Lomelin
    Market share: 52% of gold, 97% of silver, and 90% of sodium
    sulfate

    Grupo Mexico
    Chairman and CEO: German Larrea
    Market share: 88% of copper

    Railroads
    ---------

    Ferromex
    DG: John Kelly Joseph
    Market share: 58%

    Ferrosur (owned by Carlos Slim's Empresa Frisco)
    DG: Daniel Torres
    Market share: 15%

    Kansas City Southern
    Chairman: Michael Harverty
    Market share: 27%

    Telecommunications
    ------------------

    Telmex (owned by Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso)
    Chairman of the Board: Jaime Chico Pardo
    DG: Hector Slim Seade
    Market share: 95% of landlines

    Telcel (Radiomovil Dipsa/America Movil)
    (owned by Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso)
    Chairman of the Board: Carlos Slim Helu
    DG: Daniel Hajj Aboumrad
    Market share: 80% of cellular service

    Tortillas
    ---------

    Gruma-Grupo Maseca
    Chairman and CEO: Roberto Gonzalez Barrera
    Market share: 73%

    Minsa
    Chairman: Juan Jaime Petersen
    DG: Jose Cacho Ribeiro
    Market share: 15%

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    Comment
    -------

    ¶4. (SBU) For some time now, Bank of Mexico Governor Ortiz
    has been a key voice in calling for the elimination of
    monopolies.  He is a key spokesperson on this issue because
    of his high profile and because he is not directly
    connected with vested interest groups -- unlike some
    members of the GOM Executive branch.  Mexico has made
    notable progress in promoting competition over the past
    year (e.g. passage of a competition law), but it has a long
    way to go.  Making further headway in this area will
    require significant political will, as it entails incoming
    government officials taking on powerful unions and, in some
    cases, the people who financed their campaigns.  End
    Comment.

    BASSETT

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