Michael O'Boyle

Mexico’s central bank published on Wednesday new rules to simplify digital payments as well as increase the deposit limits on accounts for small businesses as part of efforts to curb cash dealings in the country.

Brazilian banks reached out to peers in Mexico as they grapple with the potential fallout from the US designation of the South American country’s two main organized crime groups as terrorist organizations.

Bancos brasileiros procuraram instituições mexicanas enquanto tentam entender os potenciais impactos da designação das duas maiores facções criminosas do país como organizações terroristas pelo governo dos Estados Unidos.

Chile’s economy reached a turning point in June and will mount a recovery in the second half of the year, Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz said in an interview published on Sunday.

A Mexican judge granted billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s broadcaster TV Azteca SAB bankruptcy protection, opening a process for the broadcaster to negotiate with creditors and avoid liquidation.

Mexican finance officials are exploring the possibility of creating an umbrella-financing package for renewable-energy projects that could be supported by more than $4 billion from development bank Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Publicos, the bank’s head said.

The chief investment officer of Mexican pension fund Afore Banamex, Tomas Acosta, is leaving the firm, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s use of an intelligence firm to secretly record a lawyer during an alcohol-fueled dinner was an abuse of process, a UK appeals court ruled Tuesday — the latest development in a lengthy battle between Salinas and a lender who allegedly stole some $400 million from him.

State Street Corp. struck a deal to acquire Credit Agricole SA and Banco Santander SA’s custody and asset-servicing business in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.

From its perch in one of Mexico City’s priciest office towers, overlooking the capital’s sprawling Chapultepec Park, BlackRock Inc. has its sights set on the country’s buildout.