Mexico

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May 14, 2024
EMTA Forum on the Mexican Elections in New York. Register Here.

January 16, 2024
EMTA Forum on the Mexican Elections in NYC. Register Here.

June 29, 2020
EMTA Webinar: Economic Outlook for Mexico. Learn more.

April 15, 2020
Fitch Ratings Downgrades Mexico’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB to BBB-.

March 26, 2020
S&P Global Ratings Downgrades Mexico’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Sovereign Credit Rating from BBB+ to BBB.

January 15, 2020
EMTA Special Seminar: Economic Outlook for Mexico in New York to be held on February 4, 2020. Click Here to Register.

June 6, 2019
Fitch Ratings Downgrades Petroleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) Long-Term Foreign Issuer Default Rating from BBB- to BB+.

June 5, 2019
Fitch Ratings Downgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB+ to BBB.

January 8, 2019
EMTA Special Seminar: Mexico: AMLO's First 100 Days in New York to be Held on January 28, 2019. Click Here to Register.

January 17, 2018
Antonio Ortiz-Mena, former member, Mexican NAFTA Negotiation Office, to Deliver Keynote at EMTA Special Seminar – Outlook for Mexico to be held in New York on February 12, 2018. Click Here to Register.

February 1, 2017
Claudio X. Gonzalez, Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Kimberly-Clark Mexico, to Deliver Keynote Address at EMTA Seminar
on Mexico. Click Here to Register.

January 23, 2017
EMTA Special Seminar: Mexico: The Trump Effect, to be held in New York on February 13, 2017. Click Here to Register.

February 5, 2014
Moody's Upgrades Mexico's Government Bond Rating from Baa1 to A3.

December 19, 2013
Standard & Poor's Upgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BBB to BBB+.

May 6, 2013
EMTA Special Seminar on the Mexican Homebuilder Sector to be Held on May 16, 2013. Click Here to Register.

November 30, 2012
EMTA Special Seminar: Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law, Recent Cases and Implications for EM Corporate Bonds

November 14, 2012
EMTA Special Seminar: Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law, Recent Cases and Implications for EM Corporate Bonds to be Held on November 30, 2012. Click Here to Register.

October 31, 2012
EMTA Special Seminar: Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law, Recent Cases and Implications for EM Corporate Bonds to be Held on November 1, 2012. POSTPONED.

October 9, 2012
EMTA Special Seminar: Vitro and Cemex: Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law and Implications for EM Corporate Bonds to be Held on November 1, 2012. Click Here to Register.

June 25, 2012
Vitro’s Mexican Plan of Reorganization Denied Comity in the U.S. (Davis Polk Memo).

December 7, 2011
EMTA Special Presentation: The Vitro Effect: Troubling Development in Mexican Insolvency Law

Agenda
Rigging the Game in Mexico: The Role of Intercompany Claims (Alejandro Sainz, Cervantes y Sainz)
Mexico’s Concurso Mercantil from an International Bondholder’s Perspective - Should There be a “Vitro Premium?” (Robert Rauch, Gramercy Advisors)
How Did Recovery Ratings on Mexican Corporate Issuers Perform Through the Financial Crisis? (Jose Coballasi, Standard & Poor’s)
Mexico: Can it Have a Prosperous Future Without Effective Rule of Law? (Claudio Loser, Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue; President, Centennial Group Latin America; Former IMF Western Hemisphere Director (1994 – 2002))
Document containing links to the above presentations and other articles and cases of interest

Wilmington Trust v. Vitro.

November 21, 2011
EMTA Special Presentation: The Vitro Effect: Troubling Developments in Mexican Insolvency Law to be Held on December 7, 2011. Click Here to Register.

June 13, 2011
EMTA Special Seminar: Mexican Corporate Bankruptcy.

June 1, 2011
EMTA Special Seminar: Mexican Corporate Bankruptcy to be Held on June 13, 2011. Click Here to Register.

January 10, 2011
IMF Board Approves $72 Bio Credit Line Facility for Mexico.

June 1, 2010	EMTA Special Presentation: Mexican Bankruptcy – Legislation, Practices, Trends and Cross-Border Issues: Agenda Mexico’s Legislation, Practices and Trends - Bankruptcy Law (Luis Enrique Graham, Chadbourne & Parke) Chapter 15 and Mexican Concurso Mercantil (Karen Wagner, Davis Polk & Wardwell) Out of Court Restructurings in Mexico (José A. Rosado, The Royal Bank of Scotland) Guide to Mexican Bankruptcy Law (Chadbourne & Parke)
May 11, 2010	EMTA Special Presentation: Mexican Bankruptcy – Legislation, Practices, Trends and Cross-Border Issues to be Held on June 1, 2010. Click Here to Register.
December 14, 2009	Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Mexico’s Foreign-Currency Sovereign Credit Rating from BBB+ to BBB.
December 8, 2009	Presentation by Mexican Finance Minister Carstens at EMTA Special Meeting.
December 2, 2009	Minister of Finance Carstens of The United Mexican States to speak at EMTA Special Presentation in New York, Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Click Here to Register.
November 23, 2009	Fitch Downgrades Mexico's Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB+ to BBB.
May 11, 2009	EMTA Special Presentation “Mexico’s Corporate Sector Troubles: Investment Implications and Forecasts”. "Mexico: A safe vessel or a risky wreck in turbulent waters?" Report and Slide Presentation by Claudio M. Loser, Centennial Group Latin-America.
April 24, 2009	EMTA Special Presentation “Mexico’s Corporate Sector Troubles: Investment Implications and Forecasts” in NYC on May 11, 2009. Click Here to Register.
April 1, 2009	Joint Press Release from Mexican Finance Ministry and Central Bank Announcing Mexico Will Apply for IMF's Flexible Credit Line (FCL).
October 29, 2008	US Federal Reserve Press Release on Swap Lines with Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and Singapore.
June 16, 2008	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series F, Announced.
March 17, 2009	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series F, Announced.
February 8, 2008	Mexico VRR, Series F, Record Date of March 14 and Payment Date of March 31. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
December 19, 2007	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series F, Announced.
November 16, 2007	Mexico VRR, Series F, Record Date of December 17 and Payment Date of December 31. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
October 8, 2007	Standard & Poor's Upgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Rating from BBB to BBB+.
September 19, 2007	Fitch Upgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB to BBB+. Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series F, Announced.
September 12, 2007	Mexico VRR, Series F, Record Date of September 14 and Payment Date of October 1 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on September 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
June 15, 2007	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series E, Announced.
May 16, 2007	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series E, Announced. Mexico VRR, Series E, Record Date of June 15 and Payment Date of July 2 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
March 16, 2007	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series E, Announced.
February 12, 2007	Market Practice for Ecuador 2030 Bonds. Mexico VRR, Series E, Record Date of March 16 and Payment Date of April 2 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 14. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
December 18, 2006	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series E, Announced.
November 17, 2006	Mexico VRR, Series E, Record Date of December 15 and Payment Date of January 2 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
September 18, 2006	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series E, Announced.
August 9, 2006	Mexico VRR, Series E, Record Date of September 15 and Payment Date of October 2 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on September 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
June 19, 2006	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series D, Announced.
June 1, 2006	Mexico VRR, Series D, Record Date of June 15 and Payment Date of June 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
March 17, 2006	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series D, Announced and Revised Primer.
February 21, 2006	Mexico VRR, Series D, Record Date of March 16 and Payment Date of March 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 14. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
December 19, 2005	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series D, Announced.
November 29, 2005	Mexico VRR, Series D, Record Date of December 16 and Payment Date of December 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 14. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
November 18, 2005	Mexico Announces the Results of Its Warrants Issue.
September 19, 2005	EMTA's Third Quarter Bulletin is Now Available in our Bulletin Section. Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series D, Announced.
August 10, 2005	Mexico VRR, Series D, Record Date of September 15 and Payment Date of September 30 Expected. Trades are 'Ex-Dividend' on September 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
June 16, 2005	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series C, Announced and Revised Primer.
March 23, 2005	Mexico VRR, Series C, Record Date of June 15 and Payment Date of June 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
March 17, 2005	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series C, Announced.
March 9, 2005	Mexico VRR, Series C, Record Date of March 16 and Payment Date of March 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 14. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
January 31, 2005	Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Russian Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to Investment Grade. Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Mexico’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB.
December 17, 2004	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series C, Announced.
November 17, 2004	Mexico VRR, Series C, Record Date of December 16 and Payment Date of December 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 14. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
September 17, 2004	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series C, Announced.
September 8, 2004	EMCC Notice Regarding Exiting of Failed Warrant Transactions.
August 10, 2004	Mexico VRR, Series C, Record Date of September 15 and Payment Date of September 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on September 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
June 17, 2004	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series B, Announced. Calculations for Payments on Uruguay VRR's Announced.
May 12, 2004	Mexico VRR, Series B, Record Date of June 15 and Payment Date of June 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
March 17, 2004	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series B, Announced.
March 5, 2004	Mexico VRR, Series B, Record Date of March 15 and Payment Date of March 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
December 17, 2003	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series B, Announced.
October 29, 2003	Mexico VRR, Series B, Record Date of December 15 and Payment Date of December 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
September 16, 2003	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series B, Announced.
August 7, 2003	Mexico VRR, Series B, Record Date of September 15 and Payment Date of September 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on September 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
July 1, 2003	Citibank Clarifies No Principal Payment on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Expired on June 30, 2003.
June 16, 2003	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series A, Announced. Mexico's Ministry of Finance Announces It Will Call LRA, SSF, DGU and DMK Par Bonds. (Mexico Becomes First Country to Retire Entire Brady Issuance.)
June 12, 2003	EM Sovereign Bond Documentation Charts for Brazil and Mexico.
May 28, 2003	Mexico VRR Record Date of June 13 and Payment Date of June 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
May 23, 2003	EM Sovereign Bond Documentation Charts for Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, as well as for 2000 Ecuador and Russia.
May 2, 2003	EM Sovereign Bond Documentation Charts for Brazil and Mexico.
April 16, 2003	EM Sovereign Bond Documentation Charts for Mexico and Uruguay. IMF Statement Re: Uruguay Exchange Offer.
April 12, 2003	IMF Spring Meetings -- Official Communiques and Statements: Official Sector Lauds Mexico for Introducing CACs, SDRM Called "Not Feasible'. Communique of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the IMF Statement by US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors G-7 Action Plan Implementation
April 8, 2003	Notice from Fiscal Agent on Mexico Redemption of USD Series A and B Par Bonds.
April 7, 2003	Mexico's Ministry of Finance Announces It Will Call USD Series A and B Par Bonds.
February 26, 2003	EMCA Releases Statement on Mexico's Decision to Issue Bonds Containing Collective Action Clauses (CACs).
February 24, 2003	U.S. Treasury Statement Regarding the Decision by Mexico to Issue Bonds with Collective Action Clauses. Mexico VRR Record Date of March 14 and Payment Date of March 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on March 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
December 17, 2002	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series A, Announced.
November 21, 2002	Mexico VRR Record Date of December 16 and Payment Date of December 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
September 17, 2002	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
August 8, 2002	Mexico VRR Record Date of September 13 and Payment Date of September 30 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on September 11. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
July 2, 2002	Clearing Systems Distribute Mexico VRR's (Series E).
June 21, 2002	Revised Primer for Mexico VRR’s.
June 18, 2002	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR’s, Series A, Announced.
June 17, 2002	New Market Practices for Mexico USD Par Bond Trades and Their Related VRR’s. Market Practices for Option, Forward and Repo Trades of Mexico USD Par Bonds and their related Value Recovery Rights. Clearing Systems Distribute Mexico VRR’s (Series B, C and D).
June 3, 2002	Mexico VRR Record Date of June 14 and Payment Date of July 1 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on June 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
May 2, 2002	Mexico Redeems USD Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (USD Discount Series D).
April 17, 2002	Mexico Redeems USD Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (USD Discount Series C).
April 3, 2002	Mexico Redeems USD Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (USD Discount Series B).
March 19, 2002	Mexico Redeems Floating Rate Notes.
March 15, 2002	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
March 11, 2002	Mexico VRR Record Date of March 15 and Payment Date of April 1 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex- Dividend’ on March 13. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent Shortly.
February 7, 2002	Mexico Is Upgraded by Standard & Poor's to BBB-.
February 6, 2002	Mexico is Upgraded by Moody's to Baa2.
December 18, 2001	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
December 5, 2001	Presentation by Francisco Gil-Diaz, Minister of Finance of Mexico, at EMTA's 2001 Annual Meeting.
November 29, 2001	Mexico VRR Record Date of December 15 and Payment Date of December 31 Expected. Trades are ‘Ex-Dividend’ on December 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent in the Next Few Weeks.
November 19, 2001	Revised Interest Rates for Mexico Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds, USD Discount Series C and Canadian Discount Series.
November 5, 2001	Mexico Redeems FRF Collateralized Fixed Rate Par Bonds due 2019. EMTA's Annual Meeting to be Held on Wednesday, December 5, 2001 in New York City. Invitations, Including the Full Schedule, to be Sent Shortly.
October 1, 2001	EMTA Recommends Voluntary Restraint Temporarily in Exercising New VRR Buy-Ins.
September 21, 2001	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
September 19, 2001	Mexico Redeems USD Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (USD Discount Series A).
September 7, 2001	Mexico VRR Record Date of September 15 and Payment Date of October 1 Expected. Trades Are 'Ex-Dividend' on September 12. Calculations for Payments on the VRR's will be Announced by the Fiscal Agent in the Next Few Weeks.
June 18, 2001	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
June 12, 2001	Mexico VRR Record Date of June 15 and Payment Date of July 2 Expected. Trades are 'Ex-Dividend' on June 13.
April 26, 2001	EMTA Announces Mexico VRR Reference Prices on a Weekly Basis (Historical Reference Prices are also Available). Members Only, click Mexico VRR Reference Prices under Activities & Services, Market Data.
April 24, 2001	Mexico Redeems DGU 31,260,000 Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (DGU Discount Series) and Yen 1,732,500,000 Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds due 2019 (Yen Discount Series).
March 19, 2001	Mexico Exchanges Brady Bonds for Globals Due 2019.
March 13, 2001	Calculations for Payments on Mexico VRR's, Series A, Announced.
March 9, 2001	Mexico VRR Record Date of March 16 and Payment Date of April 2 Expected. Trades are 'Ex-Dividend' on March 14.
January 26, 2001	Clearstream Notice Relating to the Detachment of Mexico Par Bond Series A and B Bonds (and Series A VRR's) from the Par Bond Series A and B Units, Respectively.
January 24, 2001	Mexico VRR's - Materials Distributed at the EMTA Open Meeting. Market Practices for Option, Forward and Repo Trades of Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and their related Value Recovery Rights. Market Practices for Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and their related Value Recovery Rights.
January 23, 2001	Euroclear DACE Notice Relating to the Detachment of Mexico Par Bond Series A and B Bonds (and Series A VRR's) from the Par Bond Series A and B Units, Respectively.
January 18, 2001	New Market Practices for Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and their Related Value Recovery Rights (and Related Market Practices for Option, Forward and Repo Trades). Market Practices for Option, Forward and Repo Trades of Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and their related Value Recovery Rights. Market Practices for Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and their related Value Recovery Rights.
December 21, 2000	Calculations for Payments on Mexico Value Recovery Rights, Series A, Announced.
November 17, 2000	EMTA Primer on Mexico Value Recovery Rights.
November 16, 2000	EMTA Proposes New Market Practice, Effective February 1, 2001, for Separate Trading of Mexico USD Discount and Par Bonds and Related Value Recovery Rights.
September 18, 2000	Calculations for Payments on Mexico Value Recovery Rights, Series A, Announced.
July 28, 2000	Mexico Value Recovery Rights -- EMTA Encourages Bilateral Reconciliation and Netting. Multilateral VRR Netting Facility Planned for the Fall.
July 25, 2000	Mexico VRR Failed Transfers -- To Aid Market Participants in Their Reconciliation Efforts, EMTA is Publishing a Database of Contact Information to Enable Dealers, Custodians and Investors to More Effectively Communicate Among Each Other.
June 30, 2000	Payment on Mexico VRR's will be Made Today to VRR Account Holders as of June 15. Because a Large Backlog of Failed VRR Trades Exists, We Anticipate an Increased Volume of Claims Relating to such Payment. The Discussion Draft of the New Market Practice for June 30 VRR Payment Claims is Now Available for Comment (please e-mail Aviva Werner with any comments).
June 27, 2000	EMTA Reaffirms Holiday Schedule Previously Distributed with One Change -- A Recommended 12:00 Noon (London Time) Early Close on Tuesday, July 4, for the Emerging Markets Debt Marketplace in the U.K. EMTA Sponsors Working Group Meeting on Mexico Value Recovery Rights.
June 15, 2000	Calculations for Payments on Mexico Value Recovery Rights, Series A, Announced. Please click here for Citibank Notice and click here for Euroclear DACE Notice. EMTA Sponsors Working Group Meeting on Mexico Value Recovery Rights.
June 8, 2000	EMTA Sponsors Working Group Meeting on Mexico Value Recovery Rights.
June 1, 2000	Market Practice for Mexico Discount Bonds and Value Recovery Rights to Remain Unchanged for Now/EMTA Encourages Market Participants to Redouble Reconciliation Efforts.
May 15, 2000	EMTA Considering Proposed New Market Practices for Mexico Discount Bonds and Related Value Recovery Rights.
May 5, 2000	Mexican Value Recovery Rights - Background and Proposals.
February 17, 1999	Market Practice for the trading of UMS Units, Bonds and Warrants.
June 13, 1997	Market Practices for the trading of Mexican Par Bonds with related Value Recovery Rights.
September 27, 1996	Market Practice for trades of Brady bonds with related Rights or Warrants.
September 30, 1992	Market Practices for trading bonds with related rights or warrants.

DOCUMENTATION INDEX

Legal Memorandum prepared by EMTA’s Mexican Counsel on Cross-Border and Local Derivatives and FX Transactions (5/1/97)

Legal Memorandum prepared by EMTA’s Mexican Counsel on Cross-Border and Local Securities Financing Transactions (10/96)