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Mexico's ban on crypotocurrencies to remain for 'near term' - finance minister

MEXICO CITY, June 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's finance minister Arturo Herrera said on Monday that crytpocurrencies are prohibited from being used in Mexican financial systems and that nothing indicates that the prohibition will change in the near term.

Herrera, speaking in a news conference, also said he still forecasts 6.5% growth this year. (Reporting by Anthony Esposito and Abraham Gonzalez; writing by Laura Gottesdiener; editing by Jonathan Oatis)