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                             THE MEXICO FUND, INC.
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                                                      FOR: The Mexico Fund, Inc.

                                                  CONTACT: Eduardo Solano
                                                           The Mexico Fund, Inc.
                                                           011-52-55-5282-8900

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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       THE MEXICO FUND, INC. ADJOURNS 2003 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Washington, D.C., April 3, 2003 -- The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MXF) convened
its 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and adjourned the Meeting to April 17,
2003 to provide stockholders additional time to vote on the proposals for the
Meeting. The Meeting will be reconvened at 11:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time at
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, New York 10112. The record date of
February 11, 2003 remains the same.

For further information, contact Eduardo Solano, the Fund's Investor Relations
Vice President, at 011-52-55-5282-8900, or by email at
investor-relations@themexicofund.com.

The Mexico Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment
company with the investment objective of long-term capital appreciation through
investments in securities, primarily equity, listed on the Mexican Stock
Exchange. The Fund provides a vehicle to investors who wish to invest in Mexican
companies through a managed non-diversified portfolio as part of their overall
investment program.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding
future circumstances. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Fund's
current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements including, in particular, the
risks and uncertainties described in the Fund's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Actual results, events, and performance may differ. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Fund undertakes no obligation to
release publicly any revisions to these forward looking statements that may be
made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. The inclusion of any statement in this
release does not constitute an admission by The Mexico Fund, Inc. or any other
person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are
material.

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