This institutional arrangement also has the benefit of avoiding certain conflicts of interest
regarding FDI and the FTZ regime, since PROCOMER, the organization in charge of
overseeing and collecting fees and canons from the companies, is separate from both the
institution promoting their entry (CINDE) and the institution aut horizing their
participation in the FTZ regime (COMEX). The arrangement has also created an
environment that is very welcoming to the potential FDI, by providing a predictable set of
rules, plenty of information that facilitates decisions and reduces risks, a mediator than
can help investor and regulator understand each other and, in general, a “voice on its side”
that speaks its language and sees its points.