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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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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

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.


04/05/2013

Mexico Economic Watch. Consumer inflation expectations: determinants and threshold levels

Consumer inflation expectations are largely optimistic


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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


05/15/2012

Pensions Economic Watch: ''Relaxation of the investment regime and operating rules in the Retirement Savings System (SAR)''

Regulatory changes in the Retirement Savings System aimed at providing greater flexibility to the investment regime and operating rules of the Retirement Fund Administrators.


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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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Forecasts

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05/17/2013

Mexico Weekly Flash. Inflation set to start dropping  

We expect the annual inflation rate to start falling back and come in under the 4% threshold in coming months


05/10/2013

Mexico Weekly Flash. Policy rate cut in September once inflation is in the target variability range  

We expect a 50 basis point cut in the lending rate at the September meeting


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Events

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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


03/11/2013

Presentation BBVA EAGLEs 2013 Annual report
BBVA EAGLEs. Emerging and Growth Leading Economies 2013- The role of ‘emerging people’

EAGLEs Nest succeeded again in managing a challenging external environment in 2012.


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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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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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11/23/2012

Human Capital and Income Inequality: Some Facts and Some Puzzles

Using an updated data set on human capital inequality for 146 countries from 1950 to 2010 this paper documents some facts and puzzles regarding the evolution of income and human capital inequality

Author: Amparo Castelló-Climenta, Rafael Doménech
 12/28

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