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  "title": "Mexico: Financial System Stability Assessment",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, March 30, 2012",
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  "summary": "This paper discusses the Financial System Stability Assessment of Mexico. The Mexican banking system is profitable, liquid, well capitalized, and stress tests suggest that it is able to withstand severe shocks.",
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      "content": "- The Mexican banking system is profitable, liquid, well capitalized, and stress tests suggest that it is able to withstand severe shocks.\n- The strength of capital buffers has persuaded the authorities to introduce Basel III capital requirements in 2012, well ahead of other countries.\n- The institutional set-up for macrofinancial oversight and systemic crisis management has been strengthened with the establishment of the Financial System Stability Council."
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      "content": "- Adoption of Basel III capital requirements in 2012 as a proactive measure to strengthen bank resilience.\n- Establishment of the Financial System Stability Council to enhance macrofinancial oversight and systemic crisis management."
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      "heading": "Thematic coverage",
      "content": "- Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial services, Legal support in revenue administration, Money, Revenue administration, Stress testing\n- Keywords: balance sheet, banking system, central bank, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, credit risk, Europe, exchange rate, financial system, Global, ISCR, Legal support in revenue administration, price index, Stress testing\n\nMexico: Financial System Stability Assessment\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Mexico: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report 12/65; December 7, 2011\n  - Mexico: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report 12/65; December 7, 2011 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Mexico: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report 12/65; December 7, 2011 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: March 30, 2012",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475502756.002",
    "The Mexican banking system is profitable, liquid, well capitalized, and stress tests suggest that it is able to withstand severe shocks.",
    "The strength of capital buffers has persuaded the authorities to introduce Basel III capital requirements in 2012, well ahead of other countries.",
    "The institutional set-up for macrofinancial oversight and systemic crisis management has been strengthened with the establishment of the Financial System Stability Council.",
    "Adoption of Basel III capital requirements in 2012 as a proactive measure to strengthen bank resilience.",
    "Establishment of the Financial System Stability Council to enhance macrofinancial oversight and systemic crisis management.",
    "Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial services, Legal support in revenue administration, Money, Revenue administration, Stress testing",
    "Keywords: balance sheet, banking system, central bank, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, credit risk, Europe, exchange rate, financial system, Global, ISCR, Legal support in revenue administration, price index, Stress testing",
    "**Mexico: Financial System Stability Assessment; IMF Country Report 12/65; December 7, 2011**"
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