Two investment firms are suing Nicaragua for full
repayment of defaulted debt from the 1980s. The outcome could
establish precedents with far-reaching repercussions.
Category: 2003
Fighting the Good Fight
Brazil’s trade and industry minister has been in the
job barely a year and already has something to show for his time in
government. But Luiz Furlan still has much to do before the country
emerges as a major trading nation.
Interview with Venezuela’s Finance Minister
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LatinFinance Events
In case you missed them, here are the latest photos
and news from recent LatinFinance events.
Looking Abroad
Mexico’s pension fund managers soon will be able to
invest overseas. Debaters at a LatinFinance conference in November
looked to the future of offshore investing.
Off to a Good Start
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has
achieved a lot in his first year in office. His reform agenda next
year promises to be as challenging as it has been in
2003.
Picking Its Price
Telmex and its bankers decided to take an unorthodox
approach to the US dollar bond market when the company set out to
raise a $1 billion in November.
Private Banker as Team Captain
LatinFinance recently hosted a roundtable in Miami in
which investment and legal professionals debated the challenges
facing Latin American wealth management.
Redefining Relationships
Big international banks like Citigroup don’t want to
be all things to all clients in Latin America anymore. They want to
deepen potentially lucrative relationships with the region’s
biggest companies.
Rising From the Ashes
Money is moving into Latin American technology
ventures in Brazil. But entrepreneurs and their backers still face
considerable odds.
