Category: Mexico

Moody’s earlier-than-expected boost of Mexico to investment grade has underscored the more subtle factors at play among rating agencies vying for a piece of the action.

With a buccaneering entrepreneurial spirit, Mexican companies are dominating the Latin American business scene but they could be hit big by higher US interest rates.

BBVA Courts Bancomer Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA and Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Bancomer SA, have said they are in preliminary talks to form an alliance, which if successful, is […]

Accounting practices help explain the undercapitalization of Mexican banks.

The Mexican government and its banks want to build a stronger financial system. But signs are they better act quickly.

Mexican corporations take five of the 11 top honors for LatinFinance’s Deal of the Year awards, distinguishing the country from the rest of Latin America.

Targeting the micromarket is a strategy that businesses other than banks are pursuing. Mexico’s Grupo Elektra, a home furnishing and appliance conglomerate, is extending credit to the poorer end of […]

One of the perennial complaints leveled by analysts against Mexico’s banks is that the institutions are unduly lax about what they classify as productive loans and what they consider to […]

Following some well-publicized failures, Mexican banks are seeking to boost their profile through capitalization and consolidation.

International energy companies are eager to open the investment floodgates if, and when, Mexico reforms its electricity sector.