Sovereign Issuers and Banking Leadership Councils Meet (l. to r.) Joaquim Levy, Fred Jaspersen, Enrique Garcia, Carlos Septien By tradition, LatinFinance hosts a series of biannual, closed-door meetings bringing together […]
Category: 2004
How to Handicap Champions
Every year, in its most sought-after award for excellence, LatinFinance selects the region’s best banks. We explain the process for choosing the winners.
Leading the Pack
Mexico’s anemic banking industry is back in shape and ready to grow, possibly at surprising rates. One bank in particular is especially well positioned: BBVA Bancomer.
Pity the Poor Regulator
Governments cannot go on ignoring the plight of their bank supervisors. Most Latin American regulators are amateurish, underpaid drones. Our report this month on the findings of experts looking into […]
Rethinking M&As
Deal-making has started to pick up as Latin America’s economies accelerate. However, buying companies has become a more challenging exercise than before.
Step by Step
President Oscar Berger is pushing new strategies to bolster a flagging economy, lure foreign investment and bridge serious social gaps.
Still Broken
A confidential report says fraud started the Dominican banking crisis, but the government still has not acted to fix the problem.
The Cemex Surprise
It may have been the biggest acquisition ever by a Mexican company, but the $5.75 billion deal by cement maker Cemex should have come as no shock.
A Never-Ending Bond
Mexican oil producer Pemex gets $1.75 billion with a groundbreaking perpetual bond that draws mainly Asian investors.
