The pandemic has sped up the digitalization of the banking industry. This will be crucial for the growth of traditional banks in a region of internet-savvy consumers and fast-expanding digital-only competitors.
Author Archives: Rodrigo Amaral
Posted in2021 Q3/Q4
THE NEW COLORS OF PROJECT FINANCING: ESG, TRAINS AND HIGHWAYS
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure developers were flirting with ESG principles to finance projects. Now it’s become not only a must but a way to access money in larger amounts […]
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THE SEARCH FOR GROWTH: BRAZILIAN PENSION FUNDS GO FISHING ABROAD
After a decline in the once extraordinary yields on government bonds at home, Brazilian pension funds are diversifying into international assets to find new ways to make money and improve […]
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Brazil pension funds diversify investment
After a decline in the once extraordinary yields on government bonds at home, Brazilian pension funds are diversifying into international assets to find new ways to make money and improve overall returns.
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ESG, trains and highways: The new colors of project finance
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure developers were flirting with ESG principles to finance projects. Now it’s become not only a must but a way to access money in larger amounts and at lower rates.
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The business of catastrophe
Brazil is taking steps to develop its own market for insurance-linked securities, including to cover for the rising risk of floods as the climate changes.
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The promise and perils of the rise in commodities prices
Copper, oil and soybean prices are up, and this bodes well for natural resource-rich Latin America. That is, if leaders use the windfall to set their economies up for long-term sustainable growth. They may not.
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Social housing: The new frontier in Latin America’s capital markets
Initiatives by public and private entities indicate how investors can help the region tackle poor living conditions faced by millions.
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Monetizing sewage could help Brazil come clean
Four years after the ignominy of holding Olympic events in the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay, Brazil still struggles with a lack of infrastructure to bring clean water and sewage treatment to the majority of the country. New investment, however, appears poised to pump in needed resources to filter out fetid water.
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Chinese financing for environmental transition
Recognized as the biggest greenhouse gas producer in the world, China’s domestic bond market is a major global player in pushing into burgeoning green finance.