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Doing Business in Mexico: A Foreigner’s Guide (2026)
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Doing Business in Mexico: A Foreigner’s Guide (2026)

IBOV

170,331

▼ 2.22%

IPSA

10,367

▲ 0.07%

IPC MEX

67,461

▼ 1.21%

MERVAL

3,179,624

▲ 0.49%

COLCAP

2,238.99

▼ 1.13%

BVL PERÚ

34,836.62

▲ 0.71%

USD/BRL

5.06

▼ 0.03%

USD/MXN

17.28

▼ 0.34%

USD/CLP

896.43

▲ 0.08%

USD/COP

3,564

▼ 0.64%

USD/PEN

3.40

▼ 0.08%

USD/ARS

1,438

▼ 0.07%

USD/UYU

40.36

▲ 1.76%

USD/PYG

6,037

▲ 1.68%

USD/BOB

6.86

▲ 1.82%

USD/DOP

58.00

▲ 0.52%

USD/CRC

456.90

▲ 3.01%

USD/GTQ

7.62

▲ 2.22%

USD/HNL

26.64

▲ 0.49%

USD/NIO

36.62

▲ 0.34%

USD/VES

558.97

▼ 0.13%

USD/PAB

1.00

▲ 2.20%

USD/BZD

2.00

▲ 1.64%

USD/JMD

155.98

▲ 0.15%

USD/TTD

6.66

▲ 0.15%

EUR/BRL

5.89

▲ 0.97%

BRENT

94.68

▼ 3.20%

WTI

92.41

▼ 3.76%

IRON ORE

161.91

— —

COPPER

6.54

▲ 0.86%

GOLD

4,505

▲ 1.53%

SILVER

74.00

▲ 0.71%

SOY

1,121

▼ 2.84%

CORN

421.75

▼ 2.26%

WHEAT

579.75

▼ 1.28%

COFFEE

247.70

▼ 2.13%

SUGAR

14.28

▲ 0.28%

ORANGE JUICE

165.30

▼ 1.84%

COTTON

74.36

▼ 3.09%

COCOA

3,933

▼ 3.41%

BEEF

241.53

▼ 2.07%

CATTLE

353.38

▲ 3.14%

LITHIUM

83.27

▼ 1.87%

PETR4

41.25

▼ 0.77%

VALE3

81.79

▼ 3.78%

ITUB4

38.72

▼ 2.12%

BBDC4

17.37

▼ 2.14%

ABEV3

16.07

▼ 2.31%

BBAS3

19.53

▼ 1.81%

B3SA3

15.52

▼ 4.67%

WEGE3

41.78

▼ 0.52%

PRIO3

62.59

▲ 0.98%

SUZB3

41.22

▲ 1.95%

RENT3

40.44

▼ 3.32%

AZZA3

17.38

▼ 8.48%

CSAN3

3.58

▼ 7.73%

RAIZ4

0.39

▲ 2.63%

PCAR3

1.54

▼ 1.91%

GMAT3

4.20

▼ 0.24%

PSSA3

48.16

▼ 1.19%

CVCB3

1.48

▼ 3.90%

POSI3

3.75

▼ 7.64%

SLCE3

14.98

▼ 2.03%

NATU3

9.80

▼ 0.61%

BRKM5

9.43

▼ 5.79%

RANI3

7.90

▲ 0.51%

CSNA3

6.68

▼ 6.31%

CMIN3

4.50

▼ 5.86%

USIM5

11.46

▼ 4.82%

GGBR4

24.13

▼ 2.11%

ENEV3

24.23

▼ 4.42%

NEOE3

33.80

— 0.00%

CPFE3

43.30

▼ 0.46%

CMIG4

10.86

▼ 1.27%

EQTL3

39.81

▲ 1.89%

LREN3

14.64

▼ 5.67%

VIVT3

33.75

▼ 0.15%

RAIL3

13.89

▼ 2.11%

KLABIN

16.76

▼ 0.89%

RAIA DROGASIL

17.51

▼ 3.26%

RDOR3

33.11

▼ 3.33%

HAPV3

11.22

▼ 8.26%

FLRY3

14.70

▼ 4.11%

SMTO3

17.30

▼ 1.14%

UGPA3

24.92

▼ 3.07%

VBBR3

29.48

▼ 2.16%

BBSE3

35.04

▼ 0.26%

BPAC11

50.71

▼ 4.77%

CURY3

29.45

▼ 6.00%

AERI3

2.31

▼ 1.28%

VIVARA

20.50

▼ 4.21%

COMPASS

25.79

▼ 2.68%

VAMOS

2.94

▼ 1.01%

SANB11

26.72

▼ 2.34%

ASAI3

8.79

▼ 2.87%

SBSP3

27.23

▼ 1.66%

WALMEX

51.55

▼ 1.19%

GMEXICO

208.98

▼ 2.36%

FEMSA

212.35

▲ 0.25%

CEMEX

22.35

▼ 0.45%

GFNORTE

179.90

▼ 0.44%

BIMBO

57.20

▼ 2.02%

TELEVISA

9.26

▲ 2.43%

AMX

21.89

▼ 1.40%

GAP

414.49

▼ 0.95%

ASUR

294.04

▼ 0.92%

OMA

217.88

▼ 0.81%

KOF

185.64

▼ 0.75%

GRUMA

293.53

▼ 0.30%

KIMBER

37.78

▼ 0.81%

SQM-B

70,110

▼ 1.25%

COPEC

6,210

▲ 1.80%

BSANTANDER

69.35

▲ 1.84%

FALABELLA

5,575

▲ 2.30%

ENELAM

76.54

▼ 0.30%

CENCOSUD

2,184

▲ 0.76%

CMPC

1,051

▲ 2.26%

BANCO CHILE

167.48

▲ 2.13%

LATAM AIR

22.36

▲ 0.31%

YPF

83,500

▲ 0.54%

GGAL

7,405

▲ 0.75%

PAMPA

5,080

▼ 0.68%

TXAR

685.50

▲ 1.18%

ALUAR

1,010

▼ 0.49%

TGS

9,265

▲ 0.65%

CEPU

2,280

▼ 1.26%

MIRGOR

17,000

▲ 0.44%

COME

47.95

▲ 0.08%

LOMA NEGRA

3,465

▲ 0.36%

BYMA

293.50

▲ 0.17%

TELECOM ARG

4,003

▼ 1.23%

ECOPETROL

15.38

▼ 1.28%

BANCOLOMBIA

72.41

▲ 0.22%

GRUPO AVAL

4.91

▼ 1.41%

CREDICORP

329.87

▲ 0.75%

SOUTHERN COPPER

192.64

▼ 2.01%

BUENAVENTURA

34.71

▲ 2.51%

MERCADOLIBRE

1,636

▼ 0.13%

NUBANK

12.02

▲ 3.22%

XP

15.72

▲ 0.74%

PAGSEGURO

8.78

▲ 0.11%

STONE

10.67

▲ 0.28%

GLOBANT

39.15

▼ 1.32%

TECNOGLASS

42.25

▼ 0.24%

GAP AIRPORT

239.63

▼ 0.45%

ASUR

294.04

▼ 0.92%

OMA AIRPORT

100.51

▼ 0.66%

AMX ADR

25.30

▼ 0.96%

FEMSA ADR

122.93

▲ 0.92%

CEMEX ADR

12.93

▲ 0.19%

PETROBRAS ADR

18.08

▼ 0.63%

VALE ADR

15.86

▼ 1.28%

ITAU ADR

7.69

▲ 1.32%

SANTANDER BR

5.35

▲ 0.85%

AMBEV ADR

3.13

▼ 0.48%

CSN

1.29

▼ 1.53%

GERDAU

4.75

▲ 0.09%

LATAM ADR

49.75

▲ 0.08%

BTC

62,996

▼ 1.59%

ETH

1,758

▼ 2.94%

SOL

68.73

▼ 4.03%

XRP

1.16

▼ 3.05%

BNB

599.92

▼ 3.25%

ADA

0.19

▼ 6.26%

DOGE

0.09

▼ 2.90%

AVAX

7.71

▼ 4.23%

LINK

7.99

▼ 4.14%

DOT

1.06

▼ 4.31%

LTC

45.99

▼ 2.45%

BCH

245.64

▲ 1.18%

TRX

0.33

▼ 0.93%

XLM

0.21

▼ 1.80%

HBAR

0.08

▼ 0.30%

NEAR

2.41

▼ 14.39%

ATOM

1.83

▼ 1.48%

AAVE

71.62

▼ 3.76%

SELIC

14.50%

EMBRAER

69.67

▼ 3.17%

EMBRAER ADR

56.52

▲ 2.39%

JBS

12.12

▲ 1.98%

JBS BDR

59.90

▼ 1.17%

MBRF3

15.78

▼ 0.44%

MBRFY

3.06

— 0.00%

INTER

5.74

▼ 1.12%

EGX

52,653

▲ 0.17%

USD/ZAR

16.30

▼ 0.14%

USD/NGN

1,358

▲ 0.06%

NIKKEI

67,471

▼ 1.36%

CSI300

4,905

▼ 0.69%

HSI

25,253

▼ 1.48%

NIFTY

23,417

▲ 0.05%

KOSPI

8,639

▼ 1.84%

JCI

5,840

▼ 1.70%

USD/JPY

160.00

— 0.00%

USD/CNY

6.7730

▲ 0.06%

DAX

24,945

▲ 0.60%

CAC

8,244

▲ 1.15%

FTSE

10,360

▲ 0.27%

MIB

50,174

▲ 0.27%

IBEX

18,276

▲ 0.55%

STOXX

624.45

▲ 0.52%

EUR/USD

1.1624

▲ 0.19%

GBP/USD

1.3431

▲ 0.07%

SPX

7,586

▲ 0.42%

DJI

51,494

▲ 1.59%

NDX

30,454

▼ 0.38%

RUT

2,931

▲ 1.31%

TSX

35,184

▲ 1.10%

VIX

15.42

▼ 3.99%

USD/CAD

1.3900

▲ 0.05%

US10Y

4.4690

▼ 0.49%

IBOV

170,331

▼ 2.22%

IPSA

10,367

▲ 0.07%

IPC MEX

67,461

▼ 1.21%

MERVAL

3,179,624

▲ 0.49%

COLCAP

2,238.99

▼ 1.13%

BVL PERÚ

34,836.62

▲ 0.71%

USD/BRL

5.06

▼ 0.03%

USD/MXN

17.28

▼ 0.34%

USD/CLP

896.43

▲ 0.08%

USD/COP

3,564

▼ 0.64%

USD/PEN

3.40

▼ 0.08%

USD/ARS

1,438

▼ 0.07%

USD/UYU

40.36

▲ 1.76%

USD/PYG

6,037

▲ 1.68%

USD/BOB

6.86

▲ 1.82%

USD/DOP

58.00

▲ 0.52%

USD/CRC

456.90

▲ 3.01%

USD/GTQ

7.62

▲ 2.22%

USD/HNL

26.64

▲ 0.49%

USD/NIO

36.62

▲ 0.34%

USD/VES

558.97

▼ 0.13%

USD/PAB

1.00

▲ 2.20%

USD/BZD

2.00

▲ 1.64%

USD/JMD

155.98

▲ 0.15%

USD/TTD

6.66

▲ 0.15%

EUR/BRL

5.89

▲ 0.97%

BRENT

94.68

▼ 3.20%

WTI

92.41

▼ 3.76%

IRON ORE

161.91

— —

COPPER

6.54

▲ 0.86%

GOLD

4,505

▲ 1.53%

SILVER

74.00

▲ 0.71%

SOY

1,121

▼ 2.84%

CORN

421.75

▼ 2.26%

WHEAT

579.75

▼ 1.28%

COFFEE

247.70

▼ 2.13%

SUGAR

14.28

▲ 0.28%

ORANGE JUICE

165.30

▼ 1.84%

COTTON

74.36

▼ 3.09%

COCOA

3,933

▼ 3.41%

BEEF

241.53

▼ 2.07%

CATTLE

353.38

▲ 3.14%

LITHIUM

83.27

▼ 1.87%

PETR4

41.25

▼ 0.77%

VALE3

81.79

▼ 3.78%

ITUB4

38.72

▼ 2.12%

BBDC4

17.37

▼ 2.14%

ABEV3

16.07

▼ 2.31%

BBAS3

19.53

▼ 1.81%

B3SA3

15.52

▼ 4.67%

WEGE3

41.78

▼ 0.52%

PRIO3

62.59

▲ 0.98%

SUZB3

41.22

▲ 1.95%

RENT3

40.44

▼ 3.32%

AZZA3

17.38

▼ 8.48%

CSAN3

3.58

▼ 7.73%

RAIZ4

0.39

▲ 2.63%

PCAR3

1.54

▼ 1.91%

GMAT3

4.20

▼ 0.24%

PSSA3

48.16

▼ 1.19%

CVCB3

1.48

▼ 3.90%

POSI3

3.75

▼ 7.64%

SLCE3

14.98

▼ 2.03%

NATU3

9.80

▼ 0.61%

BRKM5

9.43

▼ 5.79%

RANI3

7.90

▲ 0.51%

CSNA3

6.68

▼ 6.31%

CMIN3

4.50

▼ 5.86%

USIM5

11.46

▼ 4.82%

GGBR4

24.13

▼ 2.11%

ENEV3

24.23

▼ 4.42%

NEOE3

33.80

— 0.00%

CPFE3

43.30

▼ 0.46%

CMIG4

10.86

▼ 1.27%

EQTL3

39.81

▲ 1.89%

LREN3

14.64

▼ 5.67%

VIVT3

33.75

▼ 0.15%

RAIL3

13.89

▼ 2.11%

KLABIN

16.76

▼ 0.89%

RAIA DROGASIL

17.51

▼ 3.26%

RDOR3

33.11

▼ 3.33%

HAPV3

11.22

▼ 8.26%

FLRY3

14.70

▼ 4.11%

SMTO3

17.30

▼ 1.14%

UGPA3

24.92

▼ 3.07%

VBBR3

29.48

▼ 2.16%

BBSE3

35.04

▼ 0.26%

BPAC11

50.71

▼ 4.77%

CURY3

29.45

▼ 6.00%

AERI3

2.31

▼ 1.28%

VIVARA

20.50

▼ 4.21%

COMPASS

25.79

▼ 2.68%

VAMOS

2.94

▼ 1.01%

SANB11

26.72

▼ 2.34%

ASAI3

8.79

▼ 2.87%

SBSP3

27.23

▼ 1.66%

WALMEX

51.55

▼ 1.19%

GMEXICO

208.98

▼ 2.36%

FEMSA

212.35

▲ 0.25%

CEMEX

22.35

▼ 0.45%

GFNORTE

179.90

▼ 0.44%

BIMBO

57.20

▼ 2.02%

TELEVISA

9.26

▲ 2.43%

AMX

21.89

▼ 1.40%

GAP

414.49

▼ 0.95%

ASUR

294.04

▼ 0.92%

OMA

217.88

▼ 0.81%

KOF

185.64

▼ 0.75%

GRUMA

293.53

▼ 0.30%

KIMBER

37.78

▼ 0.81%

SQM-B

70,110

▼ 1.25%

COPEC

6,210

▲ 1.80%

BSANTANDER

69.35

▲ 1.84%

FALABELLA

5,575

▲ 2.30%

ENELAM

76.54

▼ 0.30%

CENCOSUD

2,184

▲ 0.76%

CMPC

1,051

▲ 2.26%

BANCO CHILE

167.48

▲ 2.13%

LATAM AIR

22.36

▲ 0.31%

YPF

83,500

▲ 0.54%

GGAL

7,405

▲ 0.75%

PAMPA

5,080

▼ 0.68%

TXAR

685.50

▲ 1.18%

ALUAR

1,010

▼ 0.49%

TGS

9,265

▲ 0.65%

CEPU

2,280

▼ 1.26%

MIRGOR

17,000

▲ 0.44%

COME

47.95

▲ 0.08%

LOMA NEGRA

3,465

▲ 0.36%

BYMA

293.50

▲ 0.17%

TELECOM ARG

4,003

▼ 1.23%

ECOPETROL

15.38

▼ 1.28%

BANCOLOMBIA

72.41

▲ 0.22%

GRUPO AVAL

4.91

▼ 1.41%

CREDICORP

329.87

▲ 0.75%

SOUTHERN COPPER

192.64

▼ 2.01%

BUENAVENTURA

34.71

▲ 2.51%

MERCADOLIBRE

1,636

▼ 0.13%

NUBANK

12.02

▲ 3.22%

XP

15.72

▲ 0.74%

PAGSEGURO

8.78

▲ 0.11%

STONE

10.67

▲ 0.28%

GLOBANT

39.15

▼ 1.32%

TECNOGLASS

42.25

▼ 0.24%

GAP AIRPORT

239.63

▼ 0.45%

ASUR

294.04

▼ 0.92%

OMA AIRPORT

100.51

▼ 0.66%

AMX ADR

25.30

▼ 0.96%

FEMSA ADR

122.93

▲ 0.92%

CEMEX ADR

12.93

▲ 0.19%

PETROBRAS ADR

18.08

▼ 0.63%

VALE ADR

15.86

▼ 1.28%

ITAU ADR

7.69

▲ 1.32%

SANTANDER BR

5.35

▲ 0.85%

AMBEV ADR

3.13

▼ 0.48%

CSN

1.29

▼ 1.53%

GERDAU

4.75

▲ 0.09%

LATAM ADR

49.75

▲ 0.08%

BTC

62,996

▼ 1.59%

ETH

1,758

▼ 2.94%

SOL

68.73

▼ 4.03%

XRP

1.16

▼ 3.05%

BNB

599.92

▼ 3.25%

ADA

0.19

▼ 6.26%

DOGE

0.09

▼ 2.90%

AVAX

7.71

▼ 4.23%

LINK

7.99

▼ 4.14%

DOT

1.06

▼ 4.31%

LTC

45.99

▼ 2.45%

BCH

245.64

▲ 1.18%

TRX

0.33

▼ 0.93%

XLM

0.21

▼ 1.80%

HBAR

0.08

▼ 0.30%

NEAR

2.41

▼ 14.39%

ATOM

1.83

▼ 1.48%

AAVE

71.62

▼ 3.76%

SELIC

14.50%

EMBRAER

69.67

▼ 3.17%

EMBRAER ADR

56.52

▲ 2.39%

JBS

12.12

▲ 1.98%

JBS BDR

59.90

▼ 1.17%

MBRF3

15.78

▼ 0.44%

MBRFY

3.06

— 0.00%

INTER

5.74

▼ 1.12%

EGX

52,653

▲ 0.17%

USD/ZAR

16.30

▼ 0.14%

USD/NGN

1,358

▲ 0.06%

NIKKEI

67,471

▼ 1.36%

CSI300

4,905

▼ 0.69%

HSI

25,253

▼ 1.48%

NIFTY

23,417

▲ 0.05%

KOSPI

8,639

▼ 1.84%

JCI

5,840

▼ 1.70%

USD/JPY

160.00

— 0.00%

USD/CNY

6.7730

▲ 0.06%

DAX

24,945

▲ 0.60%

CAC

8,244

▲ 1.15%

FTSE

10,360

▲ 0.27%

MIB

50,174

▲ 0.27%

IBEX

18,276

▲ 0.55%

STOXX

624.45

▲ 0.52%

EUR/USD

1.1624

▲ 0.19%

GBP/USD

1.3431

▲ 0.07%

SPX

7,586

▲ 0.42%

DJI

51,494

▲ 1.59%

NDX

30,454

▼ 0.38%

RUT

2,931

▲ 1.31%

TSX

35,184

▲ 1.10%

VIX

15.42

▼ 3.99%

USD/CAD

1.3900

▲ 0.05%

US10Y

4.4690

▼ 0.49%

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