Category: Mexico

Eight years after the government’s banking intervention, the Mexican public still lacks a full accounting of the costly decisions taken to stabilize the country’s financial system.

Mexico’s finance secretary has firmly managed Mexico’s accounts, even paying off the last of the country’s Brady bonds. Economic stability and low inflation now are hallmarks of Latin America’s biggest economy.

In 1995, just as Mexico was crawling out of the peso crisis, the ailing sovereign found its salvation in the international debt market. In December 1994, the country had sunk […]

In 1995, just as Mexico was crawling out of the peso crisis, the ailing sovereign found its salvation in the international debt market. In December 1994, the country had sunk […]

It must be satisfying to witness years of labor come to fruition. Martín Werner, managing director of Goldman Sachs’ Mexico office, has dedicated almost his entire career at Mexico’s ministry […]

Today, Teléfonos de México (Telmex) is one of the most successful telecommunication companies in Latin America. It is the dominant provider of fixed-line and cellular services in Mexico. Telmex’s evolution […]

Mexico’s electricity commission issues a bond backed by receivables from its corporate customers. The bond is the first unsecured asset-backed bond from a government entity.

Vitro, the Mexican glassmaker, is trying to fend off Asian competitors with value-added products. But a weighty debt load and weakening cashflow aren’t making the company’s survival any easier.