Banco General takes top prize for Panama for the second year in a row.
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Best Bank – El Salvador
El Salvador’s Banco Agrícola, part of Colombia’s Bancolombia since 2007, is expected to end this year with results that compare favorably with those obtained at the end of 2009, says Fitch, which has an AA+ (stable) local rating on the bank.
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Best Bank – Costa Rica
State-controlled Banco de Costa Rica has gained market share through the financial crisis, growing the loan portfolio and expanding facilities.
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Best Bank – Dominican Republic
Banco de Reservas has shrugged off macroeconomic weakness in the Dominican Republic caused by the global financial crisis and continues to grow.
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Best Bank – Ecuador
Ecuador’s Banco Pichincha has been busy expanding within and beyond the country’s borders. At the same time, it has been able to keep its financial indicators in line with or better than that of the banking system as a whole.
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Best Bank – Guatemala
With economic growth returning to Guatemala after a relatively shallow crisis, its banks can return to plans being made prior to 2008.
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BEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BOND
The region’s financial institutions were latecomers to the new issue party during the market recovery. Eventually the demand was too good to resist, and institutions began to load up on subordinated capital.
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BEST CORPORATE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
For much of last year, CFO and finance ministry agendas were dominated by efforts to survive the credit crunch, and, as debt markets reopened in the second half, address immediate funding needs.
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BEST SOVEREIGN LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
A mid severe volatility, liability management was not at the front of most issuers’ minds last year. In the sovereign space, the region’s largest and most market-ready issuers were not in great need, and the market was tricky for most others.