NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) April 26, 2001--In a recently published commentary article entitled, "The Fiscal/Monetary Policy Mix: A Mexican Update," Standard&Poor's analyzes the fiscal policy plans of the new government and evaluates the factors that could lead to an upgrade of the United Mexican States' long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to investment grade. The article, available at www.standardandpoors.com under Resource Center-Standard&Poor's Forum-Analyst Viewpoints and on RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's Web-based credit analysis system, will also be featured in the May 2, 2001 issue of CreditWeek. Standard&Poor's has maintained its 'BB+' long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Mexico since March 2000. The main factor restraining the country's rating during 2000 was
