Publications

The press article explains that a large portion of adults lack a solid plan for retirement, which leads them to rely on continued work, family support, or government assistance. Therefore, it highlights the need to plan for retirement income early, diversify income sources, and take advantage of investment instruments.

Monthly inflation in July stood at 0.28%, exceeding analysts’ expectations. As a result, the annual inflation rate rose to 4.9%, marking an 8 basis point increase compared to June’s figure. This outcome was mainly driven by an acceleration in the inflation of perishable food items.

Investment in intangible assets — software, talent, branding, R&D — increasingly defines business competitiveness. Although investing in them is key to gaining productivity, their development in Spain presents an uneven picture.

Peru is close to passing a law that establishes the framework for Private Special Economic Zones. This document reviews selected international experiences with such zones. The proposed regulatory framework appears to lack sufficient emphasis on key factors that would be critical to ensuring the success of this initiative.

The absence of new language suggesting increased caution—despite recent core inflation stickiness—indicates that most members remain open to continuing the easing cycle, albeit at the current more gradual pace of 25 bps per meeting.

The Big Data Private Consumption Index moderated its growth once again in July (2.3% y/y compared to 3.0% y/y in June and 15.6% y/y in May).

This Working Paper analyzes the settlement payment for 2023 under the common system of autonomous communities financing, recently published by the Ministry of Finance.

The Yearbook of Migration and Remittances Mexico 2025 reaffirms the ongoing commitment of BBVA Research, BBVA Foundation and CONAPO to present a rigorous and informative work on the main national and international trends surrounding migration and remittance flows.