On 10 February 2017, the Mexican Ministry of Finance published Communication No. 16 announcing the creation of three special economic zones. The special economic zones are: the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, including the neighboring states of Michoacán and Guerrero; the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, including the ports of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca state; and Port Chiapas, in Chiapas state. According to local reports on the special economic zones, tax incentives for investm…