Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Economy & Policy Brazil
Bank of America executive says an increased role for state-owned lenders could erode earnings in the sector, but not everyone shares the same concerns
Bonds Debt Fixed Income
Argentine water company's ratings fall to CC on expectations of a "distressed debt exchange" by February, rating agency says
Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Upgrade
Ratings agency gives the Argentine lender a CCC- on lower debt and higher earnings
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings
Bond buyers say the moves were expected as Fitch drops El Salvador to CCC and Moody's cuts Chile to A2
Rating agency upgrades the Argentine province to CCC+ and says it has no need to refinance debt in the next two years
Chilean telco holding company plans to raise $74 mln to refinance debt
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Credit Ratings
Rating agency cuts Mexican asset-based lender to Ba1 on concerns it cannot pay bonds that mature in 2024
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt
Rating agency cuts Peru's state-owned oil refiner to BB+ on concerns it cannot pay back outstanding loans
Rating agency assigns a BBB to Pasur and Minera Valparaíso on stable returns from "strong" investments
Credit Ratings S&P Global Fitch Ratings
S&P, Fitch and PCR Verum cut the Mexican non-bank lender's ratings after it warns of missing bond payments
Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade
Rating agency cuts the Italian utility company's Santiago-based subsidiary to BBB+ due to "exposure" to non-investment grade markets
External issues drop to $20 bln as issuers rely more on local markets and multilateral lenders, Fitch says
Chilean retailer's ratings rise to BBB as it incorporates recent deals in Brazil and the United States
Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Debt
Rating agency applauds the government for posting the first primary fiscal surplus since 2013
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Equity
Rating agency upgrades the Brazilian holding company to BB on rising revenues and greater scale