LABIF was conceived in 2005 as a joint initiative between Euromoney Conferences, LatinFinance, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as an annual pan-regional debt capital markets forum designed to drive forward the Latin American capital markets agenda and to serve as a meeting-ground, par excellence, for the region’s key market players, whether issuer, investor, or intermediary.
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Beyond Finance: The Treasurer and Supply Chain Management
Jonathan Heuser, Vice President of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Services, JPMorgan Chase Positive economic trends in Latin America have treasurers in the region increasingly looking at their supply chains […]
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Case Study: CVRD – A Holistic Approach to Risk Management
Pedro Zinner, Head of Corporate Risk Cia. Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) CVRD first embarked on a project to implement a risk management strategy in 2004, launching it by dedicating […]
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Getting Ahead: Preparing for SEPA
Charles Kohler, Head of Financial Institutions – Americas, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank European integration has been accelerating since the introduction of the euro in 1999. Consolidation initially impacted wholesale […]
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Reality Check: Centralizing Latin Treasuries
A. Hillman, Partner, Treasury Alliance Group Centralization is an often-used buzzword in treasury circles these days. For corporations operating internationally, the concept has become a reality – in Europe. Across […]
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Staying Competitive: Focus on Cash Management
Nancy L. Russell, Principal, NLRussell Associates As Latin America’s banking sectors and economies have recovered during the past five years, banks throughout the region have worked hard to reduce operational […]
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The Treasurer’s View: Managing Working Capital
José N. Abbo, International Vice President of Financial Projects, Cable & Wireless International In recent years, major companies and international business units of global corporations operating in Latin America and […]
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Brazil: Outperformance & New Asset Classes – The 5th Brazil Investment Forum
Brazil’s rapid economic growth and its associated financial innovation are generating a swathe of new assets both financial – derivatives, asset-backed securities – and real – commodities, bio-fuel and agribusiness. This in turn is supporting the growth of in number and type of domestic investors including the rapid growth of local hedge funds and private equity investment as well as the increased participation of the full array of international investors.
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Peru
Located in the middle of Peru’s desert coastline, this arid capital can seem a little hostile until you discover the restaurants and bars. Most business takes place in the seaside suburbs of Miraflores and San Isidro, making Lima one of the region’s better destinations for work.
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Trinidad
Trinidad is one of the busiest commercial centers in the Caribbean, but Port of Spain has long lacked the infrastructure to make it a similarly vibrant business travel destination. Nonetheless is boasts a handful of fine restaurants, some lively bars. Its twin island, Tobago, is a lovely place to relax once the work is done.