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December 9, 2024
Spain | The impact on the economy of the increase in US trade tariffs
It may well be negative in the short run, although it should be cushioned by the relatively low direct exposure of the Spanish economy to trade with the US. In the medium term, the outcome will be determined by the goals set by the new US President and the economic policy responses, both in the eurozone and in Spain.
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December 6, 2024
Mexico | By 2024-III, the trend of decreasing labor poverty is interrupted
In a context of extinction of the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development (Coneval), as the agency in charge of measuring poverty among other evaluation activities, this note presents some of the results of labor poverty as of the third quarter of 2024 published last December 3.
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December 3, 2024
Mexico | Yearbook of Migration and Remittances 2024
Book product of a collaboration between the National Population Council (CONAPO), BBVA Foundation and BBVA Research. This twelfth edition presents in ten chapters the main data and indicators on migration, human mobility and remittances on a regional and global scale, with emphasis on Mexico.
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December 2, 2024
Global | COP29: the bittersweet taste of the Baku summit
On November 24, two days later than initially planned, COP29 came to a close. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) acknowledged that the final decisions have not satisfied all parties.
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November 25, 2024
Mexico | Financial product ownership goal for 2024, unattainable?
The National Financial Inclusion Policy 2020-2024 set a goal of going from 68.3% of adults (18 to 70) with at least one financial product in 2018 to 77.2% in 2024. In this press article we analyze the available information to see if there is evidence that allows us to infer the achievement of this goal.
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November 22, 2024
LATAM | Poverty Outlook
Poverty in LATAM represents a complex and diverse challenge. On average, monetary poverty affects 37% of the population in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. A Multidimensional Poverty Index constructed for these countries identifies key deprivations linked to health coverage, economic dependency, and education.
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November 21, 2024
Mexico | From June to August 2024, debit and credit card contracts grow by 0.4 million
This note contains information related to the number of debit card contracts, credit card contracts, and contracts for mobile phone transactions in multiple banking at the end of August 2024, with the intention of providing an overview of the financial inclusion in the country through multiple banking.
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November 14, 2024
USA | Will the energy matrix change after Trump's victory?
Energy consumption is vital for understanding a country's economic, environmental, and social dynamics. This analysis explores key trends in national energy usage in the United States and offers a comparison of energy consumption among its states, highlighting their diverse impacts on the overall trends.
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November 14, 2024
Spain | From the cyclical to the structural: Why are exports of goods not advancing?
Sales of goods abroad are 2.4% below the levels of two years ago. In that time, exports of services have increased by 24% and GDP has increased by 5.6%. This divergence is not normal.
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November 11, 2024
Spain | The slow recovery of private consumption
In contrast to the dynamism of government expenditures and service exports observed in recent years, the poor performance of private consumption stands out, only slightly better than that of investment.
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