New data on project-financing transactions throughout Latin America reveals a sharp drop in activity, despite ongoing economic recovery.
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Davids and Goliaths
The Caribbean is becoming a battleground where small, but nimble local banks face off against powerful international competitors.
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Ready for the Next Step Forward
Issuers, investors, bankers and regulators have all become more sophisticated in building up the country’s financial system, but much work still lies ahead.
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Rolling with the Punches
Latin America’s economies are on the rebound, investors are upbeat about the region, but issuers have to be as nimble and agile as ever.
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Filling the Racks
The president of Mexico’s Stock Exchange wants to build a one-stop shop for investors. The first customers? Private pension funds.
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Share and Share Alike
For years, no self-respecting company boss would even consider selling equity to outsiders. That attitude is beginning to change now.
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Gas-Fired Development
Trinidad is using its oil and gas wealth wisely to build an advanced society. Will it be able to forge crucial international partnerships in time?
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Staying the Course
Mexico’s director of public credit, responsible for managing the country’s debt issuance, embodies Mexico’s culture of continuity in economic policy.
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Going Better on Good Cause
Giving to worthy causes is still far more of an art than a science. This is changing as donors become more professional at raising, managing and donating money.