Presidential frontrunner would seek to spur joint public-private investments while sticking to current government’s economic policies, campaign adviser tells LatinFinance
Category: Economy & Policy
Milei gets reform bills through Argentina’s lower house
Libertarian president says reforms will help pull country out of “quagmire,” though he still needs nod from Senate
IMF trims Colombia flexible credit line
Country can draw on two-year credit line “as added insurance against external risks,” Fund says
Mexican presidential candidates joust over energy policy
Main contenders Claudia Sheinbaum Xóchitl Gálvez sparred over Pemex and energy investments in presidential debate
Bolivia runs low on money for public works
President says opposition parties are blocking new loans, while Moody’s warns of more dire problems and challenges
S&P cuts Peru rating to cusp of junk
Firm lowers country to lowest investment grade amid political malaise, while Fitch affirms negative outlook on its rating
IMF agrees $4 bln financing for Ecuador
Four-year extended fund facility provides government with badly needed funds amid major security crackdown
Argentina’s deregulation bill advances
Ruling party makes concessions to win over opposition, including by nixing plans to privatize country’s biggest bank
BNDES urges Congress to help boost funding
Brazilian bank’s chief says new securities would enable it to better support government’s so-called neoindustrialization policy
Argentina’s fiscal surplus wows only so much
Bonds and stocks fell after surging on Monday as concerns remain about the economy