Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Loans
US-based bank provides $84 mln to boost international trade in Ecuador and $60 mln to fund small businesses in Argentina and the Caribbean
South American government lowers payments to CBD and Eximbank by $1.42 bln over three years
Bonds Debt Fixed Income
IDB Invest will anchor the $50 mln deal to fund loans to fishing and shrimp farming businesses
People Technology Peru
Spencer Friedman joins the delivery app from Santiago-based Betterfly
M&A Technology Digital Payments
Ecuadorean payments platform buys Billpocket and expects to grow 300% in Mexico in the next few months
Loans Debt Ecuador
World Bank's private sector lender provides $45 mln for Santa Priscila to increase production and lower emissions
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings
External issues drop to $20 bln as issuers rely more on local markets and multilateral lenders, Fitch says
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt
Quito-based lender issues $300 mln in seven-year DPRs in a deal led by Goldman Sachs
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Economy & Policy Bonds
Markets are more concerned about the political situation in the country and the economic impact caused by the fall in oil prices, sources say
Economy & Policy Capital Markets Ecuador
President Guillermo Lasso picks Pablo Arosemena to replace Simón Cueva
International Financial Institutions Debt Bonds
IDB's private sector affiliate could anchor a $30 mln deal by the Ecuadorian microlender and a $44 mln sale by the Trini mortgage provider
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Economy & Policy Project & Infrastructure Finance
Anti-trust agency orders the Brazilian conglomerate to pay $57 mln for rigging bids for hydropower projects
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Ecuador Chile
State-owned mining companies Codelco and Enami pick up discussions on developing the Llurimagua copper project
Equity Technology Digital Payments
Latest fundraising round values the Ecuadorean fintech at more than $1 bln
Debt Loans Capital Markets
IDB's private sector affiliate provides $50 mln to finance women-run businesses in Mexico