MercadoLibre Is Betting Big on Mexico With Record $2.5 Billion Investment

  • E-commerce, fintech firm to invest record $2.5 billion in 2024
  • Mexico country head David Geisen speaks in an interview
Trays of products move along a conveyor in the packaging area at the MercadoLibre Distribution Center (Cedis) at Prologis Park Grande in Tepotzotlan, Mexico state, Mexico, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg
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MercadoLibre Inc, the Latin America e-commerce and payments juggernaut, is betting big on Mexico this year with plans to invest a record $2.5 billion in the country.

The capitalBloomberg Terminal will be deployed across both key business verticals and include everything from adding warehouse space and boosting its logistics network, to increasing loans, paying salaries and investing in marketing and technology, said David Geisen, MercadoLibre’s Mexico country chief. The investment plan compares with $1.6 billion spent there in 2023.