Secretary of Economy Gerardo Ruiz mateos of Mexico

In 1989, Ruiz Mateos was appointed Director General of Automotive Moulding of Mexico, now known as Linde Pullman, Mexico, where he was responsible for the growth strategy based on a highly participatory model of social firms.

Since 1989, Ruiz Mateos has been Director-General of Automotive Moulding Mexico, now known as Linde Pullman Mexico, where he handled the growth strategy based on the model of a highly participatory social firm.

Mexico Economy Minister Gerardo Ruiz Mateos said the government will accelerate infrastructure projects in a bid to allay job losses caused by a global economic slump that has reduced demand for exports.

Economy Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos said gross domestic product may expand 1 percent at best this year and may not grow at all as a worldwide financial crisis takes its toll on the country.

The plan will ensure "that there aren't layoffs, that workers can perform technical shutdowns knowing that when demand comes back they can return to the workplace with their contract rights intact," Ruiz Mateos said in Mexico City.

EFEEconomy Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos said that signing a free-trade treaty with China would be "suicide" for the country's manufacturing sector and that Mexico is "absolutely not" interested in any such deal because the two economies are not complementary.