Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Equity Brazil
Brazilian development bank reduces its stake in the local meatpacker to less than 20%
International Financial Institutions Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) IDB Invest
US-based development bank supplies a $300 mln loan to close the gender gap in social programs and improve reproductive care in the Central American country
Economy & Policy Peru People
Betty Sotelo takes the job for the third time, following the recent appointment of Oscar Graham as finance minister
Infrastructure ministry plans to award a contract to one operator for Galeão and Santos Dumont in the second half of next year
Economy & Policy Loans Debt
Brazil's national development bank earmarks $94 mln for loans with tenors up to 25 years
Credit Ratings Economy & Policy Bonds
Mexico's state-backed agribusiness lender plans to raise up to $243 mln in a two-part deal
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings
Rating agency gives the Central American nation a stable outlook on a better-than-expected economic recovery
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy International Financial Institutions International Monetary Fund (IMF)
South American government agrees lower the deficit and reduce energy subsidies, but not cut public pensions or social programs, president says
Economy & Policy Funds M&A
British bank is "looking at the opportunity," says CEO in Mexico
Economy & Policy People Chile
Gabriel Boric picks central bank head Mario Marcel to join the incoming cabinet
Economy & Policy M&A Mexico
Shell promises to deliver crude for 15 years as Mexico's state-owned oil company ties up the $596 mln acquisition of Deer Park in Texas
M&A Economy & Policy Capital Markets
Anti-trust agency CADE imposes no restrictions on the acquisition of the medical services company by Nelson Tanure's investment firm
Institutional investors will still review each deal, but sustainable bonds will be "more than welcome," fund managers say
Economy & Policy Bonds Debt
Finance ministry extends maturities to 2050 with $6.5 bln in new notes
Itaú and Bradesco could look to enter the Mexican market as Citi announces its exit, analyst says