El Salvador

El Salvador seeks CAF loan

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Loans

Central American government looks to borrow $75 mln from the South American development bank to fund healthcare costs, finance minister says

SigmaQ sizes up bonds in Panama

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Salvadoran packaging company plans to issue $60 mln to refinance debt and add to working capital

IDB finances green projects in São Paulo state

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy International Financial Institutions Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

US-based development bank provides $110 mln for Desenvolve SP to lend to smaller cities and MSMEs

Banco Cuscatlán sees manageable external risks

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Economy & Policy El Salvador

CEO says the bank has the strength to survive an economic downturn in El Salvador

IDB lends to Peru, El Salvador

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Debt Loans

US-based development bank provides $100 mln for women-owned MSMEs in Peru and $106 mln for tourism in El Salvador

El Salvador intends to repurchase remaining bonds

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Central American nation plans to make another offer to buy back 2023 and 2025 bonds at market prices within two months, president says

Investors shrug off downgrades for El Salvador, Chile  

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings

Bond buyers say the moves were expected as Fitch drops El Salvador to CCC and Moody's cuts Chile to A2

IDB funds waterworks in Argentina

Loans International Financial Institutions Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

US-based development bank grants $810 mln in three 12-year loans for water supply projects in the provinces

Globcash puts off IPO in 'too volatile' market

Bonds Debt IPO

Mexican pawn shop operator postpones a potential $57 mln deal until the first quarter of the next year

El Salvador sets size on bond buyback

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Central American country comes up short of investor expectations with an offer to repurchase up to $350 mln in 2023 and 2025 bonds

Carvajal Empaques takes out loans for working capital

Loans Debt Colombia

Colombian packaging firm borrows $30 mln through its units in Mexico and El Salvador

El Salvador plans to open bond buyback in September

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Central American country says it expects to announce an offer by September 15 to repurchase notes that mature in 2023 and 2025

IFC adds to financing for Bancoagrícola

International Financial Institutions World Bank Bonds

World Bank's private sector lender arranges another $70 mln for Bancolombia's subsidiary in El Salvador to fund small businesses and green projects

LatAm sovereign bond sales fall in first half

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

Investors welcome bond buyback by El Salvador

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Market applauds the government's "willingness" to pay debt, but fears it may dig too deep into the central bank's reserves