Revenue for the group, which owns one of the country's largest banks and pension funds, totaled 28.5 billion pesos in the second quarter, up 21% from a year earlier. The company, which is among the potential bidders for Citigroup's C.N Mexican retail unit, said the positive results came despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, with low GDP growth expectations, inflationary pressures, restrictive monetary policies and an uncertain international outlook. "Credit demand accelerated across all products, despite a restrictive rate cycle, and maintained sound risk metrics, that continue to perform ahead of our expectations," the bank said in its report.