Bank of Mexico

Bank of Mexico
Banco de México

Bank of Mexico headquarters in Mexico City

Headquarters

Mexico City, Mexico

Established

1 September 1925

Central bank of

Currency

ISO 4217 Code

MXN

Base borrowing rate

8.25

Website

www.banxico.org.mx

The Bank of Mexico (Spanish: Banco de México), abbreviated BdeM or Banxico, is Mexico's central bank and lender of last resort. The Bank of Mexico is autonomous in exercising its functions, and its main objective is to achieve stability in the purchasing power of the national currency.

On December 15, 2009, Agustín Carstens was confirmed by the Senate as the new Governor of the Bank of Mexico with 81 votes in favor and 19 votes against. He is due to take office on 1 January 2010.^[1]

1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

History

1 September 1925: creation of the Bank.
July 1931: Monetary Law constituted.
1935: silver crisis (important increase of the silver price)

Owned by Rothschild cronies and puppets* citation required

References

^ "Mexico's Senate confirms Carstens as cenbank head". Forbes. Reuters. 15 December 2009. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/12/15/2009-12-15T234527Z_01_N15241977_RTRIDST_0_MEXICO-CARSTENS-UPDATE-3.html. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

External links

Official site of Banco de México

Central banks

Global

Global	Bank for International Settlements · Basel Committee on Banking Supervision · Financial Stability Board

By continent

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Americas	Central Bank of Argentina · Central Bank of Aruba · Central Bank of The Bahamas · Central Bank of Barbados · Central Bank of Brazil · Bank of Canada · Central Bank of Chile · Bank of the Republic (Colombia) · Central Bank of Cuba · Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten · Eastern Caribbean Central Bank · Bank of the Republic of Haiti · Central Bank of Honduras · Bank of Jamaica · Bank of Mexico · Central Bank of Nicaragua · Central Reserve Bank of Peru · Central Bank of Suriname · Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago · Federal Reserve System (United States) · Central Bank of Venezuela

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Europe	European Central Bank (Eurosystem) · National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia · Bank of Albania · Central Bank of Armenia · Central Bank of Azerbaijan · National Bank of the Republic of Belarus · Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgarian National Bank · Croatian National Bank · Czech National Bank · Danmarks Nationalbank · Bank of England · National Bank of Georgia · Hungarian National Bank · Central Bank of Iceland · Central Bank of Kosovo · National Bank of Latvia · Bank of Lithuania · National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia · National Bank of Moldova · Central Bank of Montenegro · Norges Bank · Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · National Bank of Poland · National Bank of Romania · Central Bank of Russia · National Bank of Serbia · Sveriges Riksbank · Swiss National Bank · Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey · National Bank of Ukraine

Oceania	Reserve Bank of Australia · Reserve Bank of Fiji · Reserve Bank of New Zealand · Bank of Papua New Guinea · Central Bank of Samoa · Central Bank of Solomon Islands · National Reserve Bank of Tonga

Policies and implementation

Policies	Capital requirement · Contractionary monetary policy · Expansionary monetary policy

Implementation	Capital control · Discount rate · Interest rates · Money creation · Open market operations · Sovereign wealth fund

Bretton Woods system

International Monetary Fund · World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes · International Development Association · International Finance Corporation · Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)

Lists

List of central banks · Central banks and currencies of Africa · Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean · Central banks and currencies of Central America and South America

Names in italics indicate non-sovereign (dependent) territories, former countries, or states with limited recognition

Banks of Mexico

Central Banks	Bank of Mexico

Development Banks	Bancomext • Banjercito • Banobras • Bansefi • Financiera Rural • Nafinsa • Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal

Mexican banks	Banca Afirme • Banca Mifel • Banco Ahorro Famsa • Banco Amigo • Banco Autofin • Banco Azteca • Banco Compartamos • Banco del Bajío • Banco Fácil • Banco Inbursa • Banco Interacciones • Banco Invex • Banco Monex • Banco Multiva • Banco Ve X + • Bancoppel • Banorte • BanRegio • Bansi S.A. • Ixe Banco

Foreign-owned Banks	Banamex • Banco Santander • Banco Volkswagen Mexico • Banco Wal*Mart de Mexico Adelante • BBVA Bancomer • HSBC Mexico • Mitsubishi Bank • Prudential Bank • Scotiabank Inverlat • ING Mexico

Bank of Mexico

Contents

History

See also

References

External links