Skip to main content

Bank of Mexico rejects president’s request for early funds transfer

Central bank issues rare statement saying it must respect legal procedure for transferring funds

Mexican president López Obrador (right) meets governor Díaz de León
Bank of Mexico governor Alejandro Díaz de León (centre) meets president López Obrador (right)

The Bank of Mexico has rejected a request from the country’s president to advance transfers to the executive to finance measures against Covid-19.

The central bank issued a rare statement on April 16, following a meeting between López Obrador and governor Alejandro Díaz de León. It stressed “the importance of observing the procedure and timing” related to its annual transfers to the government, which are regulated in Mexico’s central bank law.

In a press conference earlier that day, president

Solo los usuarios que tengan una suscripción de pago o formen parte de una suscripción corporativa pueden imprimir o copiar contenido.

Para acceder a estas opciones, junto con todas las demás ventajas de la suscripción, póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com o consulte nuestras opciones de suscripción aquí: subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

Actualmente no puede copiar este contenido. Póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com para obtener más información.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Regístrese en Central Banking

Todos los campos son obligatorios, salvo que se indique lo contrario.

Mostrar contraseña
Ocultar contraseña

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Iniciar sesión
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.