Citi was among the first of the big global shops to understand the importance of local markets to the LatAm investment banking story. It may not be the best in […]
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Best Bank – Local Investment Bank – Colombia
Bancolombia is going through a growth spurt. In the past year it has taken a significant step into the region with a sizable acquisition; boosted its balance sheet with bold […]
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Best Bank – Venezuela
Banesco Banco Universal (BBU) has doggedly achieved dominance in Venezuela, a tricky operating environment for financial institutions, while keeping its product development. Although not the highest rated in the system, […]
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Best Bank – Mexico
BBVA Bancomer dominates Mexico’s retail banking landscape with its sheer size and ratios, but it has its work cut out in the rapidly expanding low income mortgage market. The subsidiary […]
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Best Bank – Bolivia
Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz is the product of a smart merger that gave the number two bank in Bolivia full geographical coverage and operational efficiencies that are directly reflected in […]
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Best Bank – Panama
A foreign invasion, highlighted by Citi and HSBC’s recent acquisitions, is in full swing in Panama, but the country’s oldest private bank is putting up a fight. In January, Banco […]
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Best Bank – Brazil
Sky’s the LimitBrazilian banks are enjoying one of the most robust credit expansions LatAm has ever seen. The combination of steady, uninterrupted economic growth and high interest rates has provided […]
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Best Bank – Peru
Banco de Crédito del Peru (BCP) is the most formidable retail bank in the country, thanks to a systematic charge for Peru’s underbanked population over the past years using a […]
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Best Bank – Central America
With a $1.77 billion all-cash purchase of Panama’s Banistmo in September 2006, HSBC entered Central America after more than two years searching for a target. One of the world’s strongest […]
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Best Bank – Puerto Rico
It’s not often a financial institution is named Best Bank during a series of downward revisions to its credit ratings. But for Puerto Rico’s Banco Popular, an exception can be […]