Banco Cuscatlán is El Salvador’s second-largest bank but it has set its sights beyond the country’s borders. It is the third-largest bank in Central America with 32 branches in Guatemala, […]
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First Citizens’ Client Focus
Larry Howai Trinidad & Tobago is a small yet rich country where three relatively large banks compete fiercely for leadership. Yet from the depths of bankruptcy and restructuring almost a […]
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MarketWatch
Slip Sliding Away This year is shaping up to be the worst in a long time for mergers and acquisitions in Latin America. The dollar value of M&A deals […]
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Mercantil Overcomes the Odds
Gustavo Marturet It is hard work running a bank in a country as unstable as Venezuela. The country has been in the throes of political and economic upheaval for five […]
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Mercantil Wins With Modest Growth
Banco Mercantil stands head and shoulders above its competitors in one of Latin America’s smallest but more turbulent banking markets. Bolivia has been stuck in recession for four years and […]
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Mexico Preps for Fannie Mae
A federal guarantee for a securitization of real
estate development loans is a significant step in Mexico’s
evolution to capital markets-based mortgage
financing.
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Nimble and Feisty BCI
Enrique Yarur Banco de Crédito e Inversiones is one of Chile’s oldest banks, but it has had to play third fiddle to the country’s largest banks. Yet BCI is a […]
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Scotia’s Profitable Evolution
Richard Waugh In 1889, the Bank of Nova Scotia opened a branch in Kingston, Jamaica to finance the north-south trade of rum, sugar and fish. From this base, the Canadian […]
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Sovereign Report
El Salvador Flies Solo The government of El Salvador raised $451.5 million through a 20-year bond in October, making it the only Latin American sovereign to approach the international bond markets […]