Economy & Policy Capital Markets Regulation
Rating agency cites heavy debt repayment schedule and resistance to reforms as reasons for the downgrade
Asset Management Bonds Debt
Issuers front-load for the year as uncertainty around US elections and low rates help fuel refinancing boom
Corporate issuers are expected reap the benefits of low interest rates to raise cash in the bond market in the first quarter this year
Loans Debt Ecuador
Ecuador's largest supermarket chain gets $235 mln from IDB Invest to buy more local products and open new locations
Loans Project & Infrastructure Finance Debt
Ecuador's state-owned power company asks for $250 mln to finance construction of a 500kV transmission line
Debt Capital Markets Loans
Rating agency cuts the South American development bank to A+ on exposure to Venezuela, Argentina and Bolivia
Ecuador's largest supermarket chain could sign a $285 mln loan with IDB Invest before the end of January
Panama-based trade finance bank syndicates a $110 mln facility for the Ecuadorian agribusiness
Bonds Debt Capital Markets
Sovereign issuer funds a housing program with $400 mln in 15-year notes
IDB Invest, IFC and Proparco subscribe to the $150 mln deal, providing funds for the Ecuadorian lender to finance clean energy and waste management projects
Loans Project & Infrastructure Finance Venezuela
South American development bank will use a $156 mln loan to fund urban transit and logistics projects
Government faces a $1.6 bln funding gap in 2020 and a "challenging" debt repayment schedule in 2022, according to Moody's
South American development bank receives €1.2 billion in orders for €750 million in seven-year notes
IMF is also expected to keep a $4.2bn bailout in place as President Moreno reaches an agreement with indigenous leaders to stop two weeks of unrest
Economy & Policy Energy Gas
Energy ministry says the withdrawal aligns with plans to reduce public spending and increase revenues