Bank of Mexico (Banxico)
Zhou and Carstens new co-heads of IIF crisis prevention group
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Bank of Mexico governor Agustín Carstens to co-head Group of Trustees at Institute of International Finance working group
Strong settlement system essential: Mexico’s Carstens
Bank of Mexico governor Agustín Carstens says securities settlement system will contribute to sound financial system
Policy reform provided shelter from global storm: IMF paper
IMF research examines how monetary policy reform in Latin America enabled economies there to weather the global financial crisis
Bank of Mexico to publish minutes of rate-setting meetings
Release of monetary policy minutes will boost transparency says central bank; rate-setters’ votes not to be disclosed, however
Isoard to head International Association of Deposit Insurers
International Association of Deposit Insurers appoints former governing board member of Mexico's deposit protection agency Carlos Isoard as next secretary general
Rate decisions this week
Majority of central banks stand pat as uncertainties persist over growth, price pressures; Iceland cuts while Turkey, Uruguay tighten policy
Bank of Mexico: prices heterogeneous between sectors
Bank of Mexico study on price movements shows that prices vary considerably across sectors, with contrast greatest between unregulated and regulated sectors
Systematic volatility explains long term global correlations
Mexican central bank study on frequency variations of global correlations indicates increased connectivity in equity markets
Strong basics numbed crisis impact: Mexico deputy Sánchez
Bank of Mexico deputy governor Manuel Sánchez says fiscal solvency, exchange rate and strong central bank insulated the country from the worst of the crisis
Brazil’s Meirelles joins BIS board
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil replaces outgoing chairman and former Mexico governor, Guillermo Ortiz
Economists judge Carstens worthy successor
Carstens up to the job of heading the Bank of Mexico but concern exists over his replacement as finance minister
Mexican finance minister nominated to head central bank
Guillermo Ortiz set to step down after 12 years at the helm of the Bank of Mexico
Brazil's new director stands for independence
New head of monetary policy at the Central Bank of Brazil favours floating rates
IMF’s Lipsky on lessons from past crises
IMF deputy managing director discusses what has been learnt from the crises, and how emerging markets have avoided the worst
Swap lines had crucial impact: Aizenman
Joshua Aizenman, an economist, on the importance of emerging-market foreign-exchange swap lines during the crisis
Basel-based CPSS broadens membership
Central banks of Australia, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and South Korea to join the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS)
Mexico clamps down on bank charges
Bank of Mexico steps up consumer protection with measures promote transparency and competition
Mexico's Ortiz - crisis shows how far we've come
Ability to cope with turmoil is a sign of success of monetary-policy reform, says Bank of Mexico governor
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Stability role will turn up political heat – Ortiz
Enhanced stability mandate likely to be accompanied by more political scrutiny, says Bank for International Settlements chairman and governor of the Bank of Mexico
Mexico to contribute more to IMF: Ortiz
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, has said that the country will contribute more to International Monetary Fund (IMF) coffers in future.
Mexico cuts despite above-target inflation
The Bank of Mexico cited its growing concern about the extent of the slowdown in the national economy as the reasons for a deeper than anticipated cut in interest rates last Friday.
Mexico may tap Fed, IMF credit lines
Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president, said on Tuesday that the country was eligible to take a $40 billion credit line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as speculation mounted that the Bank of Mexico would soon use its $30 billion arrangement with…