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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Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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 […]
Posted in2020 Q2
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) […]
Posted in2020 Q2
COUNTRY FOCUS-GUAYANA: IS GUYANA ALREADY SQUANDERING ITS NEW FOUND OIL WEALTH?
The oil is just now starting to flow but the political morass is thick and deep and blocking Guyana from taking advantage of its natural resource riches. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
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INVESTMENT INSIGHT: BLUNTING THE IMPACT
Billions in public sector aid and loans have been committed to Latin America and the Caribbean to help the region overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. In the private sector, it prompted […]