Mexico's investment laws are generally geared towards actively encouraging foreign investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is however restricted for the airline, telecoms and energy industries. Mexico's tax environment is not overly business friendly, and is amongst the weaker areas in its business environment. In 2011, the corporation tax rate in Mexico was 30.0%,hanged from 2010. Mexico also has a large informal economy in 2012, and consequently a persistent problem with tax