Since the 1990s, the Mexican economy has been transformed from a closed introverted system relying on oil exports to an open export orientated powerhouse. Mexico is now by far the largest exporter of manufactures in Latin America and has the export profile of an advanced country. This is not to say that Mexico does not resemble its Latin American neighbors in many other ways such as large scale inequality and violence.

For companies and investment funds following the Argentinean economy, it can be difficult to make sense of the flood of data available. In this post, we look at the underlying issues of budgeting and inflation in the domestic economy and then the external payments question internationally.

For companies and investment funds following the Brazilian economy, there are a wealth of current and short-term indicators available. But in order to make sense of the data, it is necessary to lift the bonnet and have a deeper look at the workings of the economy that takes a longer-term perspective.