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Iván Martínez Urquijo
Iván Martínez Urquijo
Principal Economist
Mexico City

Iván Martinez Urquijo is Principal Economist in the Banking and Financial System Unit. He is in charge of analysing the dynamics of Mexico’s banking system deposits and credit portfolios and monitoring the performance of the main institutions of the Mexican financial system.

Previously, he worked at BBVA Research Macroeconomic Analysis team as a Senior Economist. In this position Ivan was in charge of monitoring financial markets and performing analysis on monetary policy, exchange rate and interest rates.

Before joining BBVA, Ivan worked as a Senior Analyst at the Financial Investment Unit of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), a department in charge of the asset allocation of Insitute’s reserves and pension fund resources.

He holds a BSc in Economics and a MSc in Finance from ITAM. At present he is in the process of earning the CFA certification.

Latest publications

In March 2023, the balance of traditional bank deposits registered a real annual variation of -0.3% (6.5% in nominal terms) , while the current credit portfolio granted by commercial banks to the non-financial private sector (NFPS) exhibited a real annual growth of 5.1% (12.3% in nominal terms).
During February 2023, the balance of the current credit portfolio granted by commercial banks to the non-financial private sector (NFPS) grew 4.8% real per year (12.8% nominal), while traditional bank deposits decreased by a real contraction of 1.4% (equivalent to nominal growth of 6.1%).
During January 2023, the real balance of the current credit portfolio granted by commercial banks to the non-financial private sector (NFPS) grew 4.6% YoY, while traditional bank deposits (sight + term) exhibited a real YoY fall of - 0.1%.