Mexican president disagrees with Bank of Mexico's recession forecasts

• The Bank of Mexico, the nation's central bank, on Wednesday predicted the economy could contract by as much as 8.8pc in 2020.

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he disagrees with the Bank of Mexico's forecasts for a major recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and predicted that the economy will instead recover soon.

The Bank of Mexico, the nation's central bank, on Wednesday predicted the economy could contract by as much as 8.8pc in 2020, as it hedged its bets with a range of forecasts due to uncertainty caused by the pandemic.