Bank of Mexico (Banxico)
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…
Mexico's Ortiz: crisis demanded FX strategy shift
The Bank of Mexico had to directly intervene in foreign-exchange markets for the first time for more than a decade earlier this month because of the severity of the impact of the crisis on currency trading, Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of…
Turkey slashes to record low as growth slumps
The Central Bank of Turkey on Thursday chopped two percentage points off its benchmark rates, taking the measures to their lowest-ever levels.
Mexico's Ortiz to replace Roth as BIS chair
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, is to succeed Jean-Pierre Roth, the head of the Swiss National Bank, as the chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He becomes the first governor from an emerging-market economy to…
Mexico's Ortiz: incentives must change
A change in the basic system of incentives is needed to foster the expansion of the Mexican economy, said Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico.
Mexico hints at cut on signs of slowdown
The Bank of Mexico kept rates on hold for the third straight month on Friday, but signalled it could soon cut.
US inflation not persistent
A new paper from the Bank of Mexico finds that in the post-second world war period United States inflation has not proven persistent.
Mexico's Ortiz to sit on IMF reform committee
Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, will be the only central bank representative on the International Monetary Fund's governance reform committee.
Mexico hikes again, but further moves unlikely
The Bank of Mexico raised rates for the third straight month on Friday but signalled that it would hold in the coming months in signs of a slump.
Mexican growth suffers as remittances slide
The Bank of Mexico has cut its growth estimate for this year on evidence that remittance payments from US-based migrant workers are falling.
Mexico shocks markets with rate rise
The Bank of Mexico opted to unexpectedly raise rates a quarter point and revise its projections for inflation upwards.
Mexico holds rates despite inflation spike
On 24 November, the Bank of Mexico held its benchmark lending rate at 7%, as expected, for a seventh straight month. The central bank also indicated that the recent increase in inflation would be temporary.
Greenspan praises labor flexibility
In a speech prepared for the Bank of Mexico's 80th Anniversary International Conference in Mexico City, departing US Federal Reserve president Alan Greenspan argued that policymakers can promote economic stability by enabling a flexible economic…
Mexico on an upswing
Mexico’s inflation has come down and the economy has recovered sharply, but can the central bank keep up the good work? Benedict Mander reports.
Mexico on track for 3% inflation in 2003 - c bank
The governor of Mexico's central bank, Guillermo Ortiz, is reported by Reuters to have said that the trend in inflation for the first two weeks of June suggests the country is going to be in the range of its targets for this year.