It suits certain politicians to present Mexico as a failed State and a threat. Nothing could be further from the truth. Originally published in the Wall Street Journal,¹ this article dismantles a series of myths about Mexico in areas such as lack of safety, the effects of commercial integration and migration.  

The past, the current vitality and the promising future of Bancomext cannot be understood without examining and giving value to the history of our financial institutions and, in particular, of development banking as one of its most significant sectors. It is precisely in that review where the bank recognizes its real reason for being and its meaning.