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Bolivia and Paraguay have shown the bond market is open for riskier credits at exceptionally low rates. An Ecuadorian benchmark may push the limits of incredulity – but might not be so farfetched

As economies boom on both sides of the south Atlantic, the potential for trade and investment between Latin America and Africa has scarcely been so great

Despite devaluing the bolívar in February, Venezuela’s chronic dollar shortage continues. Another devaluation may well be on the cards

Telecom Argentina CEO Frank Bertone is...

Mexico’s state finances are set for an overhaul under a new economic reform plan. But short-term borrowing is causing concern

After years of tentative steps, China’s banks are poised to expand aggressively in Latin America

Brazilian real estate funds are maturing – but getting international accounts involved is no easy task

Strong management practices pay off: the M&E LatinFinance Brazil Stars Index outperforms the IBovespa by 53.6%

Mexico’s IAMSA has pulled a MXP3.5bn...

Costa Rican banks are confronting tighter credit controls as authorities grapple with an explosion in dollar lending. The central bank insists such moves are a necessary evil

Chile’s Electro Metalurgica (Elecmetal) is in...

Heavy government debt issuance locally has put a damper on Costa Rica’s fledgling capital markets. Yet dynamism is coming from specialized areas

Mexico’s banks hope to benefit from the country’s fast-tracking of new global regulations

Mexican Fibra funds are growing in size and popularity. But quality management and properties will be key to replicating the success of US REITs

Peru’s Copeinca is not pleased with...

Costa Rica wants to jump into the club of high-income economies. To do so will require better infrastructure and education – and a way to pay for it

Despite Brazil's latest infrastructure drive, private investors still need convincing that the country is serious about welcoming them

The Bolsa Mexicana de Valores has...

Brazil’s Cosan is scheduled to meet...

ING has agreed reduce its stake...

Lorival Nogueira Luz has resigned from...

Colombia’s Banco Davivienda has agreed to...

Grupo Financiero Galicia has raised its...

Smiles, the mileage loyalty program of...

Artha Capital is planning to raise...

As Costa Rica’s president Laura Chinchilla enters her final year in office, she talks to LatinFinance about her remaining ambitions – and her legacy

Fitch has downgraded Mexican homebuilder Urbi...

Construction is driving Panama's economy, and the infrastructure boom goes far beyond the canal expansion, with mining set to increase. But budget worries still lurk in the background

Honduras is planning to test the...