There are certain issues, particularly from the perspective of incentive structures for sale of financial products, monitoring of AML requirements, risks of mis-selling, inadequate understanding of risks by the sales persons, etc. that make it important that financial service providers and regulators to have a close look at the practices followed in retail distribution of financial products. 19.
After that, I would like to describe the effects of current international conditions on Mexico and discuss its economic outlook. My main message is that, while the strength of the current economic upturn in Mexico may be limited by that of the United States, the benefits of its long-term association with its northern neighbor continue to be substantial.