Mexico
CDS lessons from the emerging markets
Eurozone politicians are pushing for a ban on naked sovereign credit default swaps (CDSs) – but the eurozone CDS market is relatively young. In emerging markets, where it has a longer history, CDSs are sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain – and…
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Interview: Mexico's hedging plans: in crude health
Pauline McCallion speaks to Gerardo Rodriguez, deputy undersecretary for public debt at Mexico’s Ministry of Finance & Public Credit, about the government’s highly successful oil price hedging strategy
Mexico sees return to normality for oil hedging
Banks’ ability to act as a counterparty is “back to a very normal situation” after the credit crunch, according to one of the designers of Mexico’s oil price hedging programme.
Mexico hedges oil price at $57 in 2010
The government of Mexico has hedged much of its 2010 oil exports at $57 per barrel following the successful completion of its 2009 hedging programme, which generated gross revenues of $5 billion.
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Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Russia join Basel Committee
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BIS elects new chairman
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A losing streak
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MexDer launches options trading business
MexDer, the derivatives exchange of Mexico, celebrated the launch of its market for financial options yesterday.
New Mexican options exchange to spring out of Spanish alliance
MexDer, the Mexican derivatives exchange, has struck a deal with the Spanish futures and options exchange, Meff, to develop an options exchange in Mexico.
Struggling for integration
Political issues are stalling Mexico’s energy sector reform just as the country is poised to become a major natural gas importer, reports Maria Kielmas
BIS opens representative office in Mexico
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has opened a representative office in Mexico City to serve as a centre for its activities in the Americas.