Private sector analysts consulted monthly by the Bank of Mexico (BdeM) lowered their growth forecast for the economy this year and the next.

The GDP growth projection in 2025 decreased marginally from 0.5 to 0.4 percent, while for 2026 the estimate fell from 1.4 to 1.37 percent.

Specialists pointed out that the factors that could hinder growth in the next six months are governance, external conditions and the internal economy.

In particular, the main factors that would slow down dynamism are foreign trade policy, public insecurity, lack of rule of law, weakness of the internal market, problems related to corruption and absence of structural changes in Mexico.

According to the survey, 29 percent of analysts believe that the business climate will improve in the next six months, 51 percent that it will remain the same and 20 percent that it will worsen.

The document indicates that 7 percent of those surveyed consider that the economy is better than a year ago and 93 percent differ.

He added that only 2 percent consider that the current situation is a good time to make investments, 56 percent that it is a bad time and 41 percent are not sure.

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