Author Archives: LatinFinance
Moving Closer?
The creation of a Caribbean Single Market and Economy has lent impetus to the idea of an integrated stock market for the region.
Building Boom
Favorable interest rates and low prices are helping fuel a housing construction bonanza in Panama. But is the boom turning to a bust?
Turning Heads
Increasingly sophisticated Mexican debt and equity markets are attracting capital at home and abroad, and bankers are offering new products.
Fight for Market Share
Panama’s International Banking Center has grown, thanks to a burgeoning local economy and incentives. But some banks complain the market is too crowded.
New Frontiers, New Challenges
Latin America’s central banks are winning the fight against inflation, but better economic standing has created new hurdles for them.
Deals
Bavaria Sells OutLondon-based brewer SABMiller is acquiring Colombian brewer Bavaria in a deal with the company’s controlling investors, the Santo Domingo Group. The sale of Bavaria is Latin America’s most […]
Deals
Intelsat’s Tie-Up in the SkySatellite operator Intelsat has agreed to buy PanAmSat for $3.2 billion including debt, kicking off another round of consolidation in the global satellite industry. The agreement, […]
People
Our Man at the IDBColombia’s ambassador to Washington, Luis Alberto Moreno, won a decisive election victory to take over as president of the Inter-American Development Bank. He soundly beat rivals […]