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2. Macro and country context: Mexico

Macro and country context for investors in Mexico: the legal rules behind interest rates, inflation, the peso and the federal budget, with the latest official figures from Banco de México, INEGI and the Finance Ministry, and the status of the USMCA review. Each rule is tied to the official text and each figure to its official release.

Investor view. An autonomous central bank, a budget rule with yearly borrowing ceilings set by Congress and duty free access to the US market give Mexico a predictable base for investors who plan for growth over the long term.

Mexico's economy at a glance: the rules behind rates, inflation, the peso and the budgetMexico pairs an autonomous central bank with a constitutional price stability mandate, a 3 percent inflation target, a peso whose official FIX rate is set by Banxico and published in the Diario Oficia