Crime 'damages' Mexico economy :

Mexico's finance minister has said that crime and violence have had a significant impact on the country's economy, cutting growth by 1%.
Agustin Carstens said the country's insecurity was stopping companies from investing and creating fewer jobs.
At least 2,700 people have been killed and 300 kidnapped in Mexico this year, mostly in drugs-related violence.
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people attended marches across Mexico to protest against rising crime rates.
The BBC's Warren Bull says that Mexicans are used to hearing about the impact of violent crime on their society, but now the government has said there is an economic consequence.