墨西哥集团退出阿根廷货运铁路私有化竞标：Belgrano Cargas 招标遇挫，米莱引资计划受考验
据路透社10月21日报道，墨西哥集团（Grupo Mexico）发言人周三表示，该集团不会竞标阿根廷国有货运铁路运营商 Belgrano Cargas，这对阿根廷总统米莱吸引私人资本改造该国最重要出口通道之一的努力构成打击。
墨西哥集团由亿万富翁 German Larrea 控制，此前是 Belgrano Cargas 最受瞩目的外国竞标者之一。Belgrano Cargas 的线路连接阿根廷的粮食与矿产产区和出口枢纽，网络长约7594公里。阿根廷政府表示，该系统数十年来投资不足，将按「开放接入」模式私有化，由私人运营商管理基础设施、同时允许多家货运公司共用轨道。这一结构是墨西哥集团退出的关键：该公司7月曾表示，只有能同时控制基础设施与运营才有兴趣参与。据阿根廷媒体报道，墨西哥集团此前曾释放强烈兴趣，包括计划与美国铁路技术公司 Wabtec 合作、提议投资高达30亿美元改造该网络。
阿根廷是全球大豆、玉米与小麦的主要供应国，正试图扩大能源与矿业出口；目前该国不到5%的货运走铁路，高度依赖卡车运输，推高了把农作物与矿产运往港口的成本。（据路透社10月21日报道整理）
Grupo Mexico Opts Out of Argentina Cargo Rail Bid: Belgrano Cargas Privatization Suffers a Setback as Milei's Drive for Private Capital Is Tested
Grupo Mexico will not bid for Argentina's state-run cargo rail operator Belgrano Cargas, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, dealing a setback to President Javier Milei's effort to attract private capital to overhaul one of the country's most important export arteries, Reuters reported on October 21.
The Mexican conglomerate, controlled by billionaire German Larrea, had emerged as one of the highest-profile foreign suitors for Belgrano Cargas, which runs freight lines linking Argentina's grain and mining regions to export hubs over a network of about 7,594 km (4,718 miles). The government has said the system suffered decades of underinvestment and would be privatized under an "open access" model, with private operators managing infrastructure while allowing multiple freight companies to use the tracks. That structure appeared to be a sticking point: Grupo Mexico said in July it was only interested if it could secure control over both infrastructure and operations. Argentine media had reported a planned partnership with US-based rail technology company Wabtec and a proposed investment of as much as $3 billion to modernize the network.
Argentina is a major global supplier of soy, corn and wheat and is also trying to expand energy and mining exports. Less than 5% of the country's freight moves by rail, forcing heavy reliance on trucks and raising the cost of moving crops and minerals to port. (Compiled from Reuters, October 21)
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