Loans Debt Bahamas
Bahamas-based shipping firm gets $175m from DZ Bank, Siemens and SocGen
Caribbean island gathers $130m to fund natural disaster prevention and boost public sector IT services
Bonds Debt Capital Markets
Caribbean island snares $750m from hungry bond buyers, tightens spread all the way from IPT to final pricing
Caribbean Bahamas Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Caribbean sovereign loses its investment grade status due to weaker than expected GDP growth
Brazil Bahamas M&A
Brazilian holdco considering selling five units to pay debt and invest in new real estate projects
Ratings agency cites weakening economy in the Caribbean nation, and a resort’s bankruptcy for downgrade
Bahamas Bonds
After finishing fixed-income investor meetings this month, Bahamas has decided to wait on its international bond plans, according to a finance ministry spokesperson. “Fro...
The Bahamas plans to start fixed-income investor meetings today, according to people familiar with the matter. The sovereign is visiting accounts in London, Boston and Ne...
Ultrapetrol, a Bahamas-based South America-focused industrial shipping specialist has priced a $200m bond, landing a deal during a week in which investor skittishness abo...
Ultrapetrol, a Bahamas-based South America-focused industrial shipping specialist is preparing a new $200m bond, it says. The issuer is preparing 2021 NC3 bonds pricing a...
Bahamas Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
S&P has revised the outlook on the Bahamas' BBB rating to negative from stable, it says, based on a deteriorating fiscal profile. The agency sees a government fiscal defi...
Caribbean Bahamas Economy & Policy
The central bank of the Bahamas said it is expecting moderate GDP growth this year. “The recovery in the domestic economy is projected to gain momentum over the balance o...
Caribbean Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago
Most of the Caribbean is waiting for developed markets’ economies to improve, but high oil prices threaten the tourism-dependent and highly indebted region.