Although the structural reforms I have mentioned are crucial, there are other important complementary tasks that have to be completed at all government levels and by society itself to make it possible to elevate competitiveness. These do not need congressional approval, and we can mention such tasks  4  BIS Review 19/2003  as deregulating, promoting and fomenting business activity and improving security.
For example, in accordance with recent studies, it is well known that in Mexico the average time needed to open a new business is 90 days, while in Canada it takes only two. The implementation of structural reforms requires previous political agreements. That happened in Canada and in other countries that have successfully completed such reforms.