Q1: Bank to the Future

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Brazil, Chile and Mexico – and sustainable bonds – will lead issuance in the first quarter of 2022, tempered by concerns about rising global interest rates as inflation s...

Rising global inflation and interest rates has brought a decline in equity issuance in Latin America, while general elections in Brazil are deterring new deals in the reg...

Brazil and Mexico will lead dealmaking in 2022, yet only so much as high inflation and political uncertainty abate investor appetite for acquisitions.

Latin America is poised for a rise in loan activity in 2022, as banks dip into the cash reserves they built up during the pandemic. Mexican companies likely will be the b...

The pandemic has sped up the digitalization of the banking industry. This will be crucial for the growth of traditional banks in a region of internet-savvy consumers and ...

Latin America's banks have the potential to play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. More of them are taking the threat – and the opportunities – seriousl...

After so many crises over the decades, Latin America’s financial institutions knew how to react, and their prudent strategy has paid off with a fast and robust return to ...

Sustainable finance is gaining in Brazil as more companies improve their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) performance, and banks are playing a key rol...

Digital banks are consolidating and entering new businesses to take on the traditional banks in Latin America’s biggest economy, while also expanding to Europe and the Un...

Rising global inflation and interest rates are a growing concern for investors in Latin American sovereign bonds. How to respond? Cautiously and selectively, investors sa...

Brazilian Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas says new infrastructure bonds and project finance will allow more developers to bang out much-needed public wo...

The withdrawal of almost $50 billion from Chile’s powerful pensions funds has dealt a blow to the country’s capital markets. Can it recover the goal of becoming a financi...

Celebrating excellence in financial services in Latin America and the Caribbean

After helping Belize restructure $553 million in sovereign bonds in exchange for scaling up marine protection, Kevin Bender at The Nature Conservatory says there’s potent...