Debt relief in the midst of a pandemic came as welcomed news to Latin America’s serial defaulters. Even if the pandemic clears, questions linger on their financial outlooks. In August, […]
Author Archives: Charles Newbery
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 Q1
REAL ESTATE: SECURING THE LAST MILE
E-commerce’s rapid growth in Latin America faces a stubborn bottleneck offline: same-day deliveries. Reaching a customer’s doorstep quickly has drawn investors toward warehouses and fulfillment centers located in dense city […]
Posted in2021 Q2
EDITOR’S LETTER: THE NEW WORLD
Dear Reader, We’ve been living with the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year. It has felt almost like science fiction at times. Stay-at-home orders, empty streets (remember that first […]
Posted in2021 Q2
MARKET TALK-Q3.2021 OUTLOOK: M&A
A boom in SPAC IPOs in the US market and an emergence in Latin America could provide just what the region’s tech sector needs for growth: capital. Alec Oxenford is […]
Posted in2021 Q2
MARKET TALK-Q3.2021 OUTLOOK: LOANS
Interview with Eddy LacayoManaging Director, Head of Corporate Lending in Latin America, BBVA Loan activity is picking up in Latin America as more companies seek to return to growth after […]
Posted in2021 Q1
BUSINESS REVIVAL: CORPORATIONS REBUILD FROM THE LOCKDOWN
The pandemic pushed many companies to restructure their debts, even their businesses, as sales declined. Surprisingly, most were successful. In Godoy Cruz, a small city near wineries and the often-snow-capped […]
Posted inDaily Brief
Aluar lines up bond sale
Argentine aluminum producer will seek up to $150 mln in the local market
Posted inBonds
Argentine nuclear power raises project funds
Nucleoeléctrica maxes out $80 mln sale of sustainability-linked debt to expand Atucha I
Posted in2022 Q4
MARKET TALK-Q4 2022 OUTLOOK: EQUITY
After a sluggish year, the primary equity market is expected to make a comeback in 2023, led by large IPOs in well-performing sectors like energy, healthcare and retail. After a […]