WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joaquin Spamer is the Founder and President of CIL Group, whose companies include Commodities Integrated Logistics, SALSA, Bio Safe, CIL Capital, and CIL Fresh, among others. 

CIL Group’s expertise encompasses sectors like logistics, international trade, real estate, development, warehousing, commodities, and construction. 

Spamer actively contributes to the promotion and development of the Tamaulipas and South Texas region, holding advisory positions in the McAllen Economic Development Corporation and Rio Bank, and serving as the President of The Binational Council for Economic Development of Reynosa.

Last week, Spamer participated at a conference at the Wilson Center. The one-day event was titled “Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference.”

The conference was co-sponsored by the Mexico Institute and the Border Trade Alliance.

The panel Spamer was on discussed “Cross-Border Commerce Before and After Covid-19.”

Here are all the comments Spamer made during the discussion:

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Editor’s Note: The above audio story is the third in a four-part series about the Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference. Click here to listen to Part One. Click here to read Part Two.

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