
Carlos Serrano
BBVA Research - Chief Economist
Carlos Serrano is Chief Economist at BBVA in Mexico. He oversees a team of economists conducting work on economics, financial markets and regulation. He is also member of the Asset and Liabilities and Regulatory Committees.
He holds masters and PhD degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, where he specialized in macroeconomics, international finance, and industrial organization. He obtained a B.S. in economics from Instituto Teconológio Autónomo deMéxico, ITAM.
In 2000 he was awarded the national prize on economic research, awarded annually by Banco Nacional de México.
Before joining BBVA, Carlos was executive vicepresident for regulatory policy at Mexico´s Banking and Securities Commission where he was in charge of designing regulation for banks, securities and derivative markets, broker dealers, and mutual funds. He was Mexico´s representative before the Basel and IOSCO committees.
He also worked at the World Bank where he was, among other positions, Country Economist for Peru, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
He has taught advanced macroeconomics and finance at ITAM.
Latest publications
February 26, 2025
Mexico | Economic Agenda Mexico - United States 2025
This Agenda presents the 2025 dissemination schedule for economic indicators and relevant monetary policy events in Mexico and the US; dates of important events such as the meetings of various relevant international entities such as: World Economic Forum, World Bank and the IMF
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February 19, 2025
Mexico | Temporary nature of textile tariffs must be enforced; emphasizing customs control
Mexico imposes temporary tariffs of 15 to 35% on 155 tariff items in the textile and clothing industry, modifies the Immex Decree to limit access in these sectors. Finally, it establishes a global rate of 19% on products imported through digital platforms from countries without a trade agreement, including China.
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