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Puebla business group urges municipalities to digitize 60% of permits by 2027
Puebla's business group urged municipalities to digitize at least 60% of procedures by 2027.
The request covers the city of Puebla and its surrounding area in Mexico.
The Council of Business Organizations says slow, complicated permits can delay investment and the opening of new businesses.
It says opening a micro, small or medium-sized business can take up to 20 days to complete the paperwork.
The group says online procedures could cut delays and costs and help reduce corruption.
It wants municipal authorities to review which procedures need improvement, seek help from the OECD and train public staff.
The changes could make it easier for small businesses and investors to get started, while the group also calls for more transparency and legal certainty.
The authorities have not announced a timeline beyond the group's proposed 2027 target.
The Council of Business Organizations (COE) urged municipalities in Puebla and its metropolitan area to digitize at least 60% of permits by 2027.
COE president César Bonilla Yunes said municipalities should assess which procedures need improvement.
The group said digitization could reduce processing times and costs, help small and medium-sized businesses, and limit corruption.
Bonilla urged authorities to make business permits easier and provide transparency and legal certainty.
- Who
- The Council of Business Organizations (COE), represented by its president, César Bonilla Yunes.
- What
- The COE urged municipalities to digitize at least 60% of permits by 2027.
- When
- The request was reported on October 13, 2026, with 2027 as the target.
- Where
- Puebla and its metropolitan area, in Mexico.
- Why
- To reduce processing times and costs, support business investment and limit corruption in permitting.
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Authorities planned to seek OECD support for a study of municipal procedures, but the plan did not advance.
The COE urged municipalities to digitize at least 60% of permits by 2027.
- Digitization target
- At least 60% of permits by 2027
- Area
- Puebla and its metropolitan area
- Business share
- Micro, small and medium-sized businesses make up 80% of businesses
- Processing time
- Opening one of these businesses can take up to 20 days
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