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Country financeAugust 1 2022

Mexico’s rebounding economy at a crossroads

Inflation and the rate hikes are likely to dominate Mexico’s economic landscape this year, although foreign and domestic investment might address long-term challenges. Barbara Pianese reports.
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Mexico’s rebounding economy at a crossroads

According to the World Bank, Mexico’s economy grew by 4.8% in 2021, after plunging by 8.2% in 2020, the largest decline in the country’s economic activity since 1932.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the private sector and the population did not have the support they had in other countries, says Carlos Morales, director of Latin America Sovereigns at Fitch Ratings.

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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