Fobaproa the FONAPRE ("Fondo de Apoyo Preventivo a las Institiciones de Banca Múltiple" or "Fund of preventive support to banking institutions") was founded to preserve the financial stability of banks, with the government having banks as trustees. By 1987, a parallel finance industry had been created with brokering firms, investment societies etc. To continue attracting investors, interest rates increased at the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, and with the crash in the New York Stock Exchange, the national banking system was deeply affected and another devaluation came as a result. In 1990, in an attempt to prevent situations similar to those of
Dioscorea mexicana caudex, bear heart-shaped leaves. "Dioscorea mexicana" ranges from the state of San Luis Potosí in northeastern Mexico south to Panama. It is notable for its production of diosgenin, which is a precursor for the synthesis of hormones such as progesterone. Russell Marker developed the extraction and manufacture of hormones from "D. mexicana" at Syntex. Later the Mexican barbasco trade focused instead on "Dioscorea composita" instead, as this variety has a higher diosgenin content. Dioscorea mexicana Dioscorea mexicana, Mexican yam or cabeza de negro is a species of yam in the genus "Dioscorea". "Dioscorea mexicana" is a caudiciform dioscorea having either