Brazil Colombia Mexico
As the sun shone on Latin America’s capital markets in 2014, the region’s most sophisticated sovereign funding departments seized their chance to borrow at good rates...
Colombia Mexico Peru
A mix of orthodox macroeconomic policy and pre-emptive tax-raising measures held investors’ confidence in the sustainability of Colombia’s growth prospects. By Phil Tho...
Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy M&A
Bonds
Sovereigns have tapped international markets with tightly-priced deals, but volatility and the Petrobras corruption scandal pushed Brazilian issuers to the sidelines. By ...
People
Petrobras changes its leadership, while investment banking moves abound. By Jennifer P. Roig
Loans
Energy companies and Brazilian borrowers are finding bank funds available, despite the external conditions. By Patrick Ferguson
People Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Ecuador
Dismissed by many as a populist in the image of Hugo Chávez, Ecuador’s president has disrupted the stereotype and refuses easy characterizations about the role of markets...
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa spoke to LatinFinance in Quito recently about his views on financial markets, the role of the economy, the fall in the oil price and his...
The rapid fall in the price of crude oil to below $50 a barrel is reverberating across Latin America, disrupting carefully crafted economic and corporate plans and stirri...
Cuba Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
The thaw between the US and Cuba has started. But much remains to be decided before corporate and institutional investors can dabble freely in the market. By Jennifer P. ...
Bonds Equity Funds
Local market bonds trade much less than those in dollars, and so international investors are often reluctant to buy them. But market changes are afoot as the global cycle...
Brazil Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Dilma Rousseff’s new finance minister has the confidence of the market. But bringing Brazil’s accounts into line is likely to make him unpopular at home. By Thierry Ogier
Bonds Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Project & Infrastructure Finance
The corruption scandal at Latin America’s biggest debt issuer has shaken regional capital markets, and its limits are still not clear. By Thierry Ogier
Brazil Bonds Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Amid a new wave of debt restructurings, Brazil’s still-evolving bankruptcy framework will give some creditors comfort. Others have many reasons to be afraid. By Dominic...
Bonds Funds Project & Infrastructure Finance
Bonds Equity Project & Infrastructure Finance
Mexico’s infrastructure plan is set to demand more private sector participation than ever before. Construction companies are positioning for the opportunities. By Patri...
Mexico Funds Project & Infrastructure Finance
Barely four years old, Fibras are multiplying and moving into subsectors of the country’s property market but may be coming up against limits to their expansion. By Pat...
Equity M&A
Equity deals are in the pipeline, but coming slowly to the market. By Katie Llanos-Small
Colombia Venezuela Bonds
Colombia Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
After a terrific year for growth, falling oil prices are set to test Colombia’s economic resilience and diversification. By Lucien Chauvin
Venezuela Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Post-Chávez Venezuela’s political and economic troubles are mounting as dollars become scarcer. By Girish Gupta
Argentina Bonds M&A
Argentina Bonds Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
As a presidential election looms in October, Argentina’s dwindling dollar reserves are adding to the pressure on the government’s finances. By Charles Newbery
A handful of Argentine companies have landed innovative funding despite the country’s tumultuous economy. With better days in sight, corporates are preparing for smoother...
Funds
Regional pension funds and insurance companies are, slowly, looking at investments beyond stocks and bonds. By Jennifer Bollen
Brazil Peru Funds
Peru’s growing insurance companies are increasingly diversifying their investments. Yet finding strong returns in local currency remains tough. By Rodrigo Amaral
Brazil Funds
Ecuador’s financial sector is undergoing a growth spurt. Now new measures are coming in to entice participation from more of the population
International bond markets have become a more feasible funding avenue for Ecuadorian companies
The sharp drop in oil prices will test Ecuador’s resilience this year. But the country has already made strides to strengthen its economy
Investment has primarily been a local thing. Now Ecuador hopes to attract FDI by making its economy friendlier to international investors. First up: Food, metals, and min...
Ecuador has diversified its sources of funding in recent years. With the dramatic drop in oil prices, those new links will be put to the test
Sandra Naranjo was appointed tourism minister in July 2014, shortly after the country launched its “All you need is Ecuador” campaign to attract foreign visitors. She spo...
Ramiro González was appointed Industries and Productivity Minister of Ecuador in May 2013. He spoke to LatinFinance about modernizing industry in Ecuador. This is an edit...
Ecuador’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Esteban Albornoz has an academic background in electricity science, and previously ran the country’s electricity co...
As a tough international economy hits export revenues, talk of revving up value-added production is stirring
Businesses, governments, and entire countries are losing a competitive edge that could make a crucial difference to their future success, argues Susan Segal