In AMLO's Mexico, Banking Group Brims With Confidence

  • Association head says low growth will constrain lending
  • Martinez welcomes deal with government over commissions
Customers use automatic teller machines (ATM) at a Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB bank branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Mexico's incoming president moved to quell a rebellion among investors worried about state interference in the economy, assuring them he had no plans to change banking laws. Stocks and the currency reversed the bulk of their losses.Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg
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As Mexico’s new populist president settles into office and a dispute mounts over banking fees, the country’s industry association doesn’t see a cloud on the horizon.

The outgoing head of the Mexican banking association and current chairman of Santander Mexico, Marcos Martinez, doesn’t see any risks in the industry, saying only that slower-than-expected economic growth would limit bank lending this year.