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Category: 2020 Q2
Posted in2020 Q2
MARKET TALK-Q3.2020 OUTLOOK: DEBT
Interview with Dennis EiseleHead of Debt Capital Markets for Latin America, Credit Suisse Latin American debt markets rebounded sharply from their COVID-19 pandemic-related shuttering at the end of the first […]
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MARKET TALK-Q3.2020 OUTLOOK: EQUITY
Interview with Edward EvansPortfolio Manager, Ashmore Investment Management Trying to see through the fog of the COVID-19 pandemic for equity investors is likely just as effective as trying to successfully […]
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MARKET TALK-Q3.2020 OUTLOOK: M&A
Interview with Otavio Vasconcelos de AzevedoM&A Executive Director, BTG Pactual Blue chip companies and investors are beginning to explore potential acquisition targets in Brazil, but heightened country risk and lingering […]
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MARKET TALK-Q3.2020 OUTLOOK: LOANS
Interview with Eddy LacayoHead of Corporate Lending Latin America, BBVA Faced with an unprecedented economic shock, the past three months in the Latin American loan market has seen activity drop […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: FINANCE IN THE AGE OF COVID-FISCAL FOCUS: PANDEMIC CRACKS LATIN AMERICA’S ECONOMIES
Government reactions to the pandemic in Latin America have varied, with some launching big fiscal stimulus packages while others have taken more muted approaches. All face the same struggles of […]
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SPECIAL REPORT-FINANCE IN THE AGE OF COVID: WEALTH AFTER THE LOCKDOWN: FOR SEERS?
Wealth management is about making educated guesses and holding convictions. In the COVID-19 age those calculations take on additional weight as the level of unknown unknowns increases. When the novel […]
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SPECIAL REPORT-FINANCE IN THE AGE OF COVID: FINTECH’S CRISIS MOMENT
The addition to the global lexicon of contactless delivery and social distancing plays directly to the strength of the digital transformation underway in Latin America’s financial sector. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
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SPECIAL REPORT-FINANCE IN THE AGE OF COVID: LATAM ESG SET FOR POST COVID-19 GROWTH
At this moment in time, Latin American markets and economies are flashing red, yellow and orange. It is likely that investors will be looking to cement green financing into their […]
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COUNTRY FOCUS-BRAZIL: GREEN SHOOTS IN BRAZIL´S ETHANOL AND SUGAR SECTOR
Rising ethanol and sugar prices are bringing much-needed relief to Brazil´s debt-laden producers. Resolving the industry´s structural and financial weaknesses will be much more difficult Brazil´s ethanol and sugar (E&S) […]