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Bank of Mexico
Banco de México

Bank of Mexico headquarters in Mexico City

Headquarters

Mexico City, Mexico

Coordinates

19°26′06″N 99°08′26″W / 19.434893°N 99.140427°WCoordinates: 19°26′06″N 99°08′26″W / 19.434893°N 99.140427°W

Established

1 September 1925

Central bank of

Currency

ISO 4217 Code

MXN

Base borrowing rate

8.25

Website

www.banxico.org.mx

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The Bank of Mexico (Spanish: Banco de México), abbreviated BdeM or Banxico, is Mexico's central bank, monetary authority 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.

Contents

1 History
2 Directors General (1925-1994) and Governors (1994- )
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

History

The Bank of Mexico was created on 1 September 1925. In July 1931, the Monetary Law was constituted.

Directors General (1925-1994) and Governors (1994- )

Alberto Mascareñas Navarro (1925-1932)
Agustín Rodríguez (1932-1935)
Gonzalo Robles Fernández (1935)
Luis Montes de Oca (1935-1940)
Eduardo Villaseñor Ángeles (1940-1946)
Carlos Novoa Rouvignac (1946-1952)
Rodrigo Gómez Gómez (1952-1970)
Ernesto Fernández Hurtado (1970-1976)
Gustavo Romero Kolbeck (1976-1982)
Carlos Tello Macías (sep.-dic. 1982)
Miguel Mancera Aguayo (1982-1997)
Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (1998 - 2009)
Agustín Carstens Carstens (2009 - )

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]

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. ^{[dead link]}

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

Africa	Bank of Central African States Central Bank of West African States Bank of Algeria Central Bank of Angola Bank of Botswana Bank of the Republic of Burundi Bank of Cape Verde Central Bank of the Comoros Central Bank of the Congo Central Bank of Djibouti Central Bank of Egypt Bank of Eritrea National Bank of Ethiopia Central Bank of The Gambia Bank of Ghana Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea Central Bank of Kenya Central Bank of Lesotho Central Bank of Liberia Central Bank of Libya Reserve Bank of Malawi Bank of Mauritius Bank Al-Maghrib Bank of Namibia Central Bank of Nigeria Bank of Somaliland South African Reserve Bank Bank of South Sudan Bank of Sudan Central Bank of Swaziland Bank of Tanzania Central Bank of Tunisia Bank of Uganda Bank of Zambia Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

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

Asia	Da Afghanistan Bank Central Bank of Bahrain Bangladesh Bank Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Brunei Currency and Monetary Board National Bank of Cambodia People's Bank of China Hong Kong Monetary Authority Reserve Bank of India Bank Indonesia Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank of Iraq Bank of Israel Bank of Japan Central Bank of Jordan National Bank of Kazakhstan National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic Bank of Korea Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Central Bank of Kuwait Banque du Liban Monetary Authority of Macao Bank Negara Malaysia Maldives Monetary Authority Bank of Mongolia Central Bank of Myanmar Nepal Rastra Bank Central Bank of Oman State Bank of Pakistan Palestine Monetary Authority Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Qatar Central Bank Monetary Authority of Singapore Central Bank of Sri Lanka Central Bank of Syria Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Bank of Thailand Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Central Bank of Uzbekistan State Bank of Vietnam

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 Bank of Estonia 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

v t e 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

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