With the bond market getting more expensive, companies are turning to the banks for funds. Yet rising interest rates are making banks more selective in their lending. Loans activity in […]
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COVER STORY: THE END OF EASY MONEY
Latin American borrowers face a harder time to raise funds in the international markets, and a few sovereigns run the risk of defaulting. How long will this last? It was […]
CHILE’S ECONOMY: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
The rejection of a new constitution has calmed the markets, but the once-tiger economy faces new challenges ahead. A landslide defeat of Chile’s proposed new constitution has raised hopes among […]
INTERVIEW: MARIO MARCEL, CHILE’S FINANCE MINISTER
It’s been a tough year so far for Chile. A sharp economic slowdown following last year’s rebound from the pandemic provided the backdrop for the popular rejection of a new […]
INTERVIEW: JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO, COLOMBIA’S FINANCE MINISTER
The naming of experienced economist José Antonio Ocampo as Colombia’s finance minister was seen by many in the investment world as a positive sign for the country’s economic stability. A […]
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: WE CAN BUILD IT
Private equity capital is flowing into infrastructure in Latin America to meet rising demand. This is proving a boon for the region. It needs to upgrade its energy, sanitation and […]
FINTECHS’ NEXT CHALLENGE-LESS MONEY, NO PROBLEM
It may have become harder for fintechs to raise capital, but the potential for growth is keeping most in the game. The market upheaval of technology companies worldwide this year […]
MEXICAN FINTECHS: GROWING PAINS
After a surge, Mexican fintechs are facing their first big challenge as rising global interest rates constrain their financing to become the next big thing. In Mexico City, the offices […]
INTERVIEW: RODRIGO JARQUE, FINANCE SECRETARY, STATE OF MEXICO
The State of Mexico, the most populous in Mexico, turned to the local market to raise MXN2.89 billion ($142 million) in the sale of its first sustainable bond to finance […]
PARTING SHOT:BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
After the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, a third shock – the tightening of financial conditions in developed economies – is hitting Latin America with constraints on accessing finance. […]
