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Is Mexico sleepwalking into a crisis?

Mexico’s economy is likely to suffer a similar fall in output this year as it did during the Tequila Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis. Despite its reticence, the government will ultimately have to do much more to prevent this from causing a sharp rise in unemployment and problems in the banking sector. This may come at the expense of support for Pemex to service its Eurobonds.

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