Banamex does not have access to bags of foreign capital, which is one reason why Bancomer turned its offer down.

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It also comes as China conducts a broad rethink of the way its stock and bond markets operate and even begins to slowly loosen some of the capital controls that have long limited foreign investor access.

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On June 2nd , the American transport secretary, Norman Mineta, urged Congress to lift the limit on foreign ownership of American carriers from 25% to 49% of the total stock, in order to help financially-troubled airlines get access to foreign capital.

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