2. 1. Geographical Overview
It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific
Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the
east by the Gulf of Mexico
5. 4. Strengths and weaknesses of the
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6. 5. Import and Export
• Major exports:
– Petroleum oils, crude (12%),
– Cars (8%),
– Monitors and projectors; reception apparatus for
television (6%),
– Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles (5%),
– Motor vehicles for transporting goods (4%).
Major trade partners (exports):United States (73%),
Canada (7%), China (2%), Germany (2%), Spain
(1%)
7. 5. Import and Export
• Major imports:
– Petroleum oils, refined (6%),
– Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles (5%),
– Parts of radios, telephones and TVs (4%),
– Electronic integrated circuits (3%), Telephones
(3%)
Major trade partners (imports):United States
(52%), China (15%), Japan (5%), Korea, Rep. (4%),
Germany (4%)
8. 6.Financial System of the Country
• The financial system seeks for the efficient allocation of
resources among savers and borrowers. A healthy financial
system requires, among other things, efficient and solvent
financial intermediaries, efficient and deep markets, and a
legal framework that defines clearly the rights and obligations
of all agents involved. In order to foster the sound
development of the financial system and protect the public
interest, Banco de México permanently monitors the
institutions that comprise this system, promotes reforms to
the current legislation, and issues regulations according to its
law.
9. 6.Financial System of the Country
• In the terms set forth in Mexico’s laws, and with the
intervention of the relevant authorities, the central bank shall
regulate the exchange rate, as well as all financial
intermediation and services, with the necessary authority to
undertake such regulation and guarantee its observance.