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As western lenders pull back from markets once deemed vital to their future growth prospects, Latin America’s home-grown banks are swooping in to pick up the pieces

The high-growth Andean economies of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru must ramp up infrastructure investment if they are to harness the full extent of their natural resource wealth

A major shift is underway in Latin America’s investment landscape as fund managers reallocate profits taken from Mexico’s high-returning equity markets to holdings in Brazil

There are growing signs that all is not well with the Brazilian economy. A rapid increase in household indebtedness and a surge in credit growth have investors worried

Currency volatility and exchange rate protectionism are taking their toll on Brazil’s corporates

The Caribbean appears increasingly fragile as governments struggle to balance economies amid a pullback in traditional sources of foreign investment

Mexico’s manufacturing sector is poised for a significant boost – provided the US economy doesn’t falter