September / October 2016

Brazil Features

Michel Temer’s administration has ambitious plans to slash government participation in funding infrastructure. Critics are unsure of the power of private investors to fil...

Equity M&A

Brazilian corporates see increasing investor interest and Citi moves ahead with the sale of its consumer banking units in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia

Bonds

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Mexico

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Brazil

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Colombia

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Colombia

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Brazil

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Mexico

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Colombia

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Brazil

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Caribbean

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Project & Infrastructure Finance Central America

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Loans Colombia

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Loans Mexico

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Loans Mexico

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Loans Chile

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy IPO Equity

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Peru

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Project & Infrastructure Finance Mexico

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Project & Infrastructure Finance

Borrowers, bankers, sponsors and lenders have pushed the boundaries once again to develop innovative financing packages for Latin American infrastructure

Peru Interviews

The LatinFinance crew arrives two hours early for our interview with Peru’s new president. Camera positions need discussing, lights need setting up, audio needs testing. ...

Peru Economy & Policy

Peru’s new president has pledged to grow the country’s economy to among the best in the region. First he has to tame the deficit and convince the opposition to accept low...

Project & Infrastructure Finance Interviews

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of Canada’s largest pension investment funds, is eyeing more infrastructure deals in Latin America after making its first Mexican ...

Brazil People

Brazil’s Gol and Invepar name new executives, while investment bankers move to asset management firms BlackRock and Noctua

Peru Economy & Policy Corporate & Sovereign Strategy

The mining industry, the engine of Peru’s economic growth for more than a decade, is at a difficult crossroads. A new president vows to make the industry shine again

Mexico Bonds Features

Pemex is embracing efficiencies in the face of declining revenues and Mexico's government hopes tough love will help the company raise cash

Bolivia Comment & Opinion

A strategy of fostering local demand has put Bolivia on course for another year of strong growth, says Luis Alberto Arce

Mexico Interviews

Development bank Banobras is preparing project guarantees and other mechanisms to attract investors to Mexico’s infrastructure projects

Mexico Features

Pemex was touted as the trailblazer for a new financing vehicle, but toll road concessionaire Pinfra stole headlines in August when it announced plans for Mexico’s first ...

Project & Infrastructure Finance

Investors are keen to allocate cash to Latin American infrastructure, but will need to see more bankable projects. By René Lavanchy

Loans Colombia

Colombian toll road concessions remain in the spotlight, but they could test the market’s financing limits in the months ahead

Bonds

Sovereigns and debut issuers may hit up the bond markets in September and October if strong conditions remain

Colombia Features

"Right now is the time to be doing due diligence," says a Bogota-based consultant.

Colombia

Has a wave of financings for the first round of Colombia’s 4G roads program put to rest doubts about whether future rounds will be bankable? By Tom Nelthorpe

China

As China’s economy shifts focus, its role in Latin America’s growth is evolving. Now the region must change its exports and interactions to take advantage

Project & Infrastructure Finance Interviews China

China’s vast infrastructure requirements are set to continue stoking demand from Latin America’s miners, says the chief executive of Minas Buenaventura

Loans Economy & Policy China

China’s policy lenders have been key to projecting the country’s economic influence in Latin America even as it pursues a renewed strategic focus on Asia. By Tom Nelthorp...

Project & Infrastructure Finance China

Brazilian infrastructure is ready to snag the region’s biggest Chinese investments to date. Colombia, Peru and even Mexico are poised to do okay as well. By Ivan Castano

Funds

Investors are beginning to embrace Latin America again, anticipating a turning point in the region's economies and financial markets

Economy & Policy Peru

Careful signaling to markets and consumers by Peru’s Julio Velarde helped keep inflation in check. By Robert Kozak

Bonds Features Brazil

Using math to drive steady returns, quantitative hedge funds are gaining popularity in Brazil

Argentina In Depth

Investors are taking a fresh view on infrastructure financing opportunities in Argentina, and the government has all capital raising options on the table