En Español While the Covid-19 pandemic has broken 720,000 cases and led to almost 34,000 deaths globally as of 29March, Mexico – which has the world’s 10th-largest population, at 127m – has reported 993cases and 20deaths. To date the country’s response has been one of tempered caution. Domestic and international flights continue to operate, albeit less regularly,…
As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. According to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2018”, in 2017 some 258m people resided in a country other than the one they were born in, and over 5m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…
Oxford Business Group (OBG) began its CEO Survey in 2016 with the aim of giving our clients a handle on sentiment in the various markets we cover. Sentiment is of course intangible, but it is an all-important factor in the decisions business people and investors make when they weigh up their risk appetite. In turn, sentiment informs the level of confidence with which they view a market. It is also…
Finance Disrupted LATAMwill bring together financial industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers who are immersed in the future of fintech and how it can help drive inclusive growth in Latin America. We will look at the future of the finance sector five years from now and examine how incumbents and startups can disrupt existing business models to ignite economic growth in the…
In English El primer año completo de la administración del Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, comúnmente conocido como AMLO, ha representado un desafío para la economía mexicana, aunque también ha visto resultados positivos en términos de comercio internacional e inversión. El último pronóstico del Banco de México (Banxico) situó el crecimiento económico para 2019 entre -0.2%…
In English La tecnología de cifrado está ganando terreno aceleradamente en México, impulsada por el crecimiento de una economía cada vez más digitalizada y por el aumento global del delito cibernético. Un estudio publicado por el Instituto Ponemon en noviembre reveló que el porcentaje de empresas con una estrategia de cifrado implementada había aumentado de 26% en 2015 a 36% en 2019.…
InEnglish OBG CEO Survey Copyright (c). All rights reserved. This survey has been designed to assess business sentiment amongst business leaders (Chief Executives or equivalent) and their outlook for the next 12 months. Unlike many surveys, the OBG CEO Survey is conducted by OBG staff on a face-to-face basis, across the full range of industries, company sizes and functional specialties. The…
In English En una economía política global que está caracterizada principalmente por las guerras económicas, las políticas polarizadas y los populismos económicos, México – a pesar de verse seriamente afectado por estos tres factores – ha demostrado tener una gran resiliencia ante lo que el FMI llama “un clima de mucho riesgo externo e interno”. A nivel…
