Countries/Regions

Santander’s Mexican unit has placed MXP1.2bn...

Mexico’s worst sovereign bond issue in years has unsettled the market and suggests more rough times ahead for LatAm issuers.

The Mexican unit of consumer products...

Wal-Mart’s recent Chile buy has raised expectations of more LatAm deals to come from the retail behemoth. Others will likely join the shopping spree.

The Middle East has gone bust faster than anyone could have imagined. However, Brazil is still on the radar and LatAm may still be a long-term beneficiary of Gulf wealth.

A Mexico City bank meeting for...

Jamaican telecom Digicel has closed books...

After rising to the top at UBS, André Esteves is back with a global boutique. As markets continue to rupture, the Brazilian financier sees nothing but opportunity.

Rumo Logistica, the logistics unit 71%...

Proving that Mexico remains a relative hotbed for LatAm securitization, a pair of issuers from the housing sector have surfaced. The two deals carry different degrees of certainty.

Fitch has cut its outlook on...

After a protracted growth spurt, Brazilian hedge funds were hammered last year by losses and redemptions. They may be poised for rebound as rates tumble.

Jamaican telecom Digicel had booked some...

Credit Suisse has launched a domestic...

Peru’s central bank has cut the...

Mexico’s Bolsa Mexicana de Valores is...

Prospective lenders are being offered an...

Southern Copper has put its Tia...

S&P has cut Mexico-based Grupo Senda...

Moody’s has cut Jamaica to B2...

Bancolombia has sold COP400bn ($154m) in...

The World Bank has approved a...

Telmex is setting aside about MXP10.3bn...

The BNDES has approved a supplementary...

Vale’s sale of some 14.9m Usiminas...

India's Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of...

Telemar is preparing to sell up...

LatAm is better prepared for global crisis, and appears relatively comfortable versus Eastern Europe. But it is being hammered more than initially expected.

LAN has filed for a program...