M&A Argentina Bolivia
Canadian company is latest to enter the lithium rush in South America
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Moody's Investors Service
Rating agency says it could issue a downgrade if the country cannot refinance bond payments in 2022 and 2023
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy International Financial Institutions Bonds
Bolivia-based development bank is also in talks to sign a loan from Deutsche Bank, CFO says
Bonds Debt Fixed Income
Nasdaq-listed telco agrees to exchange $336 mln in 2031 bonds for outstanding 2026 notes
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt
Nasdaq-listed telco plans to reopen its 2031 bonds in an exchange for its 2026 notes
Loans Debt International Financial Institutions
Bolivia-based development bank supplies $30 mln for water projects in São Paulo state and $18 mln for digital investments in Buenos Aires province
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Moody's Investors Service Economy & Policy
Sovereign issuer must pay $1 bln in 2022 and 2023 as foreign reserves stand at $2 bln, Moody's says
CAF People Bolivia
South American development bank picks Florentino Fernández as its representative in the country
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Economy & Policy Loans
Central bank sends back a $347 mln credit line, rather than take more debt and agree to fiscal "impositions"
Equity M&A Argentina
Argentine agribusiness picks up more shares in Brazilian firm as it expands in Bolivia
Bonds Debt Capital Markets
Regional development bank outlines a benchmark-sized debt deal with Credit Suisse as the sole bookrunner
South American sovereign issuer intends to sell $3 bln in new notes to boost public spending and refinance debt, finance minister says in a TV interview
Bonds Capital Markets Debt
Analysts worry that President-elect Luis Arce will fail to rein in spending, but others say he will reassure investors with sound policies
Capital Markets Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Fixed Income
Rating agency puts the country deeper into junk territory with a B rating and a negative outlook
Bonds Debt Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Ratings agency cites erosion of fiscal and currency reserve buffers, weak hydrocarbon sector