Banco de Occidente only has half of the assets and market share of Guatemala’s largest bank but this small well-managed bank shows that size is not critical to strong performance. […]
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Primer Banco del Istmo’s Regional Mission
Primer Banco del Istmo is Panama’s largest bank, and is larger than every private sector bank in Central America in terms of assets. But that doesn’t mean its management is […]
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Banco Rio’s Safe, Sensible Strategy
Enrique Cristofani Argentina’s banks, a pillar of strength before the country slid into recession in 1998, are facing an uncertain future. As Argentina enters its fourth year of recession, preparing […]
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Re-engineering Regulations
The United Kingdom has melded its multiple financial market regulators into a unified entity. The chairman of the new authority explains Britain’s risk-based regulatory approach, which ecompasses clear aims and realistic limits, and the recognition of each party’s responsibilities.
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Banco Santiago Divides and Conquers
Carlos Olivo Banco Santiago’s reign as Chile’s largest bank recently ended with the merger of smaller rivals Banco de Chile and Banco de A. Edwards. But the rankings may shift […]
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So long, Farewell Aerolineas
The Argentine national airline is in private hands, 11 years after it was privatized. But nobody is saying what the new owners paid for one of Latin America’s worst airlines.
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Banco Wiese Readies Itself for Recovery
Eugenio Bertini Peru is only slowly recovering from a battering of several years of political turmoil, stalled economic restructuring, global and regional recession, a commodity price slump and the worst […]
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The Local Latin Leader
Banco Itaú consistently makes more money than any other domestically owned bank in Latin American , and is ready and able to resist the advance of US and European players.
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Bancolombia makes Distribution Work
Jorge Londoño Bancolombia is no stranger to adversity. A product of the 1997 merger between Banco Industrial de Colombia and Banco de Colombia, Bancolombia was created just as the country […]
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The Predator Strikes Again
Over a year ago, AES mounted Latin America’s first succesful hostile takeover when it bought Venezuela’s largest power utility. It is back for more, but investors wonder if its bid for telephone company CANTV makes any sense.