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“MEXICO IS THE SECOND MOST
IMPORTANT DESTINATION OF U.S.
EXPORTS. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
THE U.S. SELLS TO OUR COUNTRY
ALMOST THE SAME AS IT SELLS TO
ALL THE EUROPEAN UNION, FIVE
TIMES WHAT IT SELLS BRAZIL. MORE
THAN WHAT IT SELLS TOGETHER TO
BRAZIL, RUSSIA, CHINA, AND INDIA.”
PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO: 57TH AND CURRENT PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
“I hope these talks are
a big success. And I’d
like to offer thanks
that the interests of
German companies are
also being taken
into consideration.”
Angela Merkel: Germany’s chancellor delivers a speech alongside Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto on June 9, 2017, in México City, Mexico.
EMDC
VS
  25Focus Countries EQUALS 73% of the world’s population
Achieving universal financial access by 2020: World Bank Group states that 2 billion peo- ple in the world lack access to a transaction account. Mexico is #4 with 2.6% after Brazil, Egypt, and Vietnam.
“First, widespread fear is your friend as an investor, because it serves up bargain purchases. Second, personal fear is your enemy.”
Warren Buffett: The American business mogul, investor, and philanthropist is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
“The inability of banks to innovate
leaves the door wide open for fintech
providers to attract new customers.
There is opportunity for banks to be-
gin working collaboratively with these
companies, but they must formulate
a rapid response plan to do so before
the rapidly evolving bank environment
outpaces their window for change.”
Anirban Bose: Head of Global Banking and Capital Markets, Capgemini
 financially excluded
      WORLD
2017: 4.4% 2018: 4.7%
2017: 2.8% 2018: 3%
Projected Growth of Economies in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries through 2018
 “The change in the market today is from a cycle where we were of very low economic activity ... and it feels like we’re changing into one which is going to get ‘growthier.’”
Lloyd C. Blankfein: The Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO discusses market uncertainty.
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