Issuers, investors, bankers and regulators have all become more sophisticated in building up the country’s financial system, but much work still lies ahead.
Category: 2004
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
The Man with the Money
Joaquim Levy Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy has become one of the most powerful men in the Finance Ministry and one of the government’s guardians of economic orthodoxy. He and Marcos […]
Hunting the Green Flash
Caribbean countries are looking for ways to fuel long-term growth. Will that prove as elusive as the legendary green flash at sunset?
