Mexico’s new insurance and sureties law (Ley de Instituciones de Seguros y de Finanzas, LISF) came into effect in April 2015. The law, considered one of the most advanced of its type in Latin America, seeks to bring the country into line with the Solvency II insurance industry regulatory standards developed in Europe.
Why is the ratio of exchange capitalisation to GDP so low, and what is being done to reverse this?
At first glance, the story of Mexican shale oil and gas sounds frustrating. Like its northern neighbours Canada and the US, Mexico has some of the world’s largest shale deposits. The government’s deep energy reforms of 2013-14 created an environment attractive to international oil companies (IOCs) willing to invest the tens of billions of...
In the 20 years since the Tequila Crisis, Mexico has undergone an impressive transformation. The implementation of sound macroeconomic policies has been welcomed by global investors, resulting in greater confidence in the country’s credit risk profile, while recent structural reforms are expected to boost growth, investment and competition....
What is the importance of the Pacific Alliance in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Latin American region?
The sharp decline in international oil prices has forced the government to cut its fiscal spending plans for 2015 and 2016. In part this is because the administration has already committed itself to introducing no further tax increases in 2015, following the hikes that took place at the beginning of 2014 as part of the structural reform...
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