This chapter provides a comparative perspective of competition policy and monetary policy. Monetary policy and … competition policy are two key components of public policies needed for a market economy to function well, and indeed to exist … competition policy compared is that they both serve in different ways the same objective, or at least they have one objective in …

This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market in Mexico that stemmed from … analyzes the evolution of the industrial organization, annuity product design and competition, the evolution of assets and …

State ownership in financial intermediation in Mexico has continued to be significant in qualitative as well as … quantitative, but qualitative, with influence on key sectors in the Mexican economic development. The 2001 joint World Bank … related to the operation of DBs in Mexico. Some DBs had unclear mandates or did not live up to their mandates with their …

Financial System Assessment Program (FSAP) update mission to Mexico from February 22 to March 8, 2006, an update of the … International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will be available to carry out full reassessments once self-assessments for the new …

This paper highlights that central banks from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (the LA5 countries) reaped the … the objective of price stability. Thus, when the 2007 - 08 supply shock and the financial crisis hit the world, the LA5 …

have changed institutional arrangements. Mexico is in observance of the Special Data Dissemination Standard, meeting the …

This paper presents a Detailed Assessment of Mexico’s compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking … of a floating exchange rate. These improvements have contributed to Mexico’s achievement of investment-grade rating …

This technical note on financing of the private sector for Mexico describes the evolution, composition, and … determinants of financing to the nonfinancial private sector in Mexico between 2000 and 2005. Equity issuance has not played an … important role in financing the private sector in Mexico during 2000–05. The number of nonfinancial private sector issuers …

The Detailed Assessment report on Mexico’s implementation of the International Organization of Securities Commissions …

This paper discusses the Arrangement for Mexico Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of the Current … Arrangement. The recent upward trend in output in Mexico is expected to continue, leading to projected growth of 4 percent for … staff assesses that Mexico meets the qualification criteria for access to FCL resources and recommends approval of an FCL …