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03/08/2013

Banxico Watch. Banxico Delivers

Banxico cuts the fondeo rate by 50bp mainly on the grounds of a downward inflation perspective and structural improvements to abate inflation


02/01/2013

Banxico Watch. Banxico seems to be targeting a cut but the uncertainty remains: how to play it?

Banxico’s monetary policy minutes were much in line with its latest communiqué


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05/22/2013

Mexico Economic Outlook Second Quarter 2013

Thanks to its stability and the prospect of reforms, Mexico benefits from global liquidity, which in turn supports the growth


04/22/2013

Mexico Economic Watch. Room for accumulating reserves in view of the strength of the exchange rate

Favorable risk-adjusted returns, increase in global liquidity and expectations of domestic reforms have contributed to recent inflow of foreign investment in the country and strengthening the currency


04/09/2013

BBVA EAGLEs Quarterly Report. First Quarter 2013

After bottoming out in Q3/12, growth momentum in Asia has begun to pick up (albeit at a mild pace) while in Latin America the rebound could have started already in Q4/12.


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11/14/2012

Mexico Regional Sectorial Outlook November 2012

Strengthening the external drive through greater domestic value added


05/03/2012

Mexico Regional Sectorial Outlook May 2012

GDP growth expectations for Mexico improve at the regional and sectorial level


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02/12/2013

Mexico Economic Watch. National Housing Policy: changes on the horizon

The new policy will introduce major changes to housing support programs


01/22/2013

Mexico Real Estate Outlook January 2013

2013, a year of definitions, both in the construction sector as in the housing market


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12/05/2012

Mexico Migration Outlook November 2012

Mexican immigrants in the U.S., with lower educational and income levels than immigrants from other regions with a significant presence in the country


10/17/2012

Mexico Economic Watch. Why has there been a fall in remittances to Mexico?

In July 2012 remittances to Mexico reported their first y-o-y fall after 21 months of successive rises; the fall was 2.1% in dollar terms


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10/22/2012

Mexico Economic Watch. Changes in the multi-funds structure and investment rules for Pension Fund Administrators (Afores)

The structure of multi-funds managed by Siefores (Specialist Pension Fund Investment Companies) is modified. Separate funds for workers near retirement age, with different pension rights


05/16/2012

Observatorio de Pensiones: ''Flexibilización del régimen de inversión y reglas operativas en el Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR)''

Se incrementa el límite de inversión en Instrumentos Estructurados (IE), particularmente en sectores de Vivienda e Infraestructura.


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05/22/2013

Mexico Banking Watch. Bank cards: the number and the purchases using interest-free cards continue to grow

The information of both series is supplementary and gives a more accurate picture of the performance of consumer credit granted through credit cards.


11/26/2012

Mexico Banking Watch. The Mexican financial system retreated two places on the World Economic Forum's Financial Development Index 2012, despite an improvement in its overall score

Mexico's score on the Global Financial Development Index improved by 0.09 points to 3.25 points. However, it fell back to 43rd place out of the 62 countries from 41st out of 60 in 2011


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Press Articles

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03/10/2013

Latam outlook: Brazil is the key

The big question is whether we could be witnessing the exhaustion of the Brazilian growth model of recent years, based on demand stimulus, especially to consumption.

Author: Juan Ruiz
Source: El País

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Forecasts

Flash

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06/14/2013

Mexico Weekly Flash. The minutes of the monetary policy meeting will help gauge the extent of the more relaxed tone  

One of the most important aspects is the opinions of the different members of the Board about the outlook for a deterioration in domestic and U.S. economic activity


06/07/2013

Mexico Weekly Flash. Data will be released on industrial output in April, which will help evaluate GDP growth for the second quarter  

Data on industrial output in April will be released next Tuesday. A slight upturn is expected in industrial output as a result of positive figures on automobile output


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06/18/2013  Macroeconomic Analysis

Latam Daily Flash: Consumer confidence declined slightly, but remained in the optimistic range in Chile and Colombia  


06/17/2013  Macroeconomic Analysis

Latam Daily Flash: Economic activity in both Peru and Brazil increased strongly in April  

On Friday we learned that economic activity in both Peru and Brazil increased strongly in April.


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Events

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06/13/2013

Presentation by Jorge Sicilia at ''Foro de Análisis Latinoamericano'', Banco de España and SEGIB. Madrid, June 13th, 2013
Estimation of potential GDP. Comments about Latin America and a focus on Mexico

Despite the last global recession, potential GDP is expected to accelerate in Latin America countries. But, be careful always with potential, as GDP forecast is key in its estimation


05/08/2013

Presentaçao de Jorge Sicilia, na sessão ''Internacionalização, Exportação e Investimento'', organizado pelo BBVA, a Embaixada do México em Portugal e Diário Económico. Lisboa, 8 de maio 2013
Perspectivas da economia mexicana

O México é uma economia Eagle, grupo que liderará a contribuição para o crescimento global na próxima década


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Books

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07/25/2012


Toward the strengthening of the pension systems in Mexico: Vision and reform proposals

Edited by BBVA in March, 2008


07/25/2012


Pension reforms in Latin America: Balance and challenges ahead

Published by BBVA in 2010

Author:José Luis Escrivá, Eduardo Fuentes, Alicia García-Herrero

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Working Papers

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06/05/2013

Mobile banking in Mexico as a mechanism for financial inclusion: recent developments and a closer look into the potential market

The low levels of banking penetration present the challenge of increasing the range of financial services through the use of technological advances.

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12/12/2012

Matching Contributions for Pensions in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru: Experiences and Prospects

Although Colombia, Mexico, and Peru introduced major structural reforms in the mid-1990s, they still exhibit very limited levels of social protection coverage

Author: Luis Carranza, Angel Melguizo and David Tuesta
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