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Besides opening up the market for private participation in the hydrocarbons sector, Mexico’s fast-moving energy reform is also strengthening the use of renewable energy sources within the country’s electricity grid.

With the majority of investments coming into the sector through the energy reform, and with the results of this expected to manifest in the medium term, one segment of the market is already seeing an unprecedented level of change. Liberalisation in the downstream petroleum distribution market, part of the ongoing reforms to the energy sector...

With the reshaping of the energy sector opening up the industry to new investment, anticipation around how the reform will expand Mexico’s hydrocarbons reserves and push production upwards has been building. So far, important oil and gas discoveries – both by major oil firms as well the state-owned firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) – has...

The Mexican peso has long been viewed as the bellwether of emerging market currencies and a signal of overall market sentiment. While it is the second-most traded currency among emerging markets, after the Chinese renminbi, the peso is considered the more accessible of the two as it can be traded around the clock. A period of stability when...

With high levels of employment in the informal sector and a significant section of the population living in poverty, Mexico has traditionally been a challenging market for insurers. Added to this, a high level of exposure to earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters presents a permanent issue for insurance firms. This was highlighted...

Over the past decade, commodities have experienced a bumpy road across the board. The fall in global prices in 2012 followed by the newly imposed royalty tax in 2014 and an increasingly unpredictable security situation in many of Mexico’s northern states severely impacted the industry. However, a spike in commodities prices throughout 2017 and...