Central American nation’s FinMin says a new bond issue valued at around $500m will likely surface in the second quarter of next year
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Uruguay plots dollar return in 2018
South American sovereign issuer chases $2.75bn in local and cross-border debt next year
Paraguay looks to get ahead of election volatility
Vice economy minister wants up to $600m in new cross-border and local currency debt issues
Meade puts “good faith” in NAFTA negotiations
Mexico’s finance secretary says trade talks with delegates from Canada and the US will garner a positive result despite growing investor concerns over the uncertainty of the agreement
LatAm institutional investors look for an opening in China’s stock markets
Latin American investment teams are tracking the changes in China’s markets, with many welcoming the expansion of options
Argentina tests bond buyers’ limits
The Argentine government has been on a debt spree. With interest running high, corporate issuers appear ready to take the plunge. But can the economically troubled country keep the attention of global investors?
AWARDS: BEST INFRASTRUCTURE BANK: MEXICO
Santander México has long stood out for its ability to structure and execute some of Mexico’s biggest oil and gas infrastructure projects. But over the last year, the bank showed its versatility with a $2.33-billion financing package for Red Compartida, an ambitious telecommunications project that aims to extend wireless coverage to 92% of the population.
AWARDS: BEST ROAD FINANCING
Virtually all of the projects in Colombia’s 4G toll road concessions program that have reached financial close have raised some financing in dollars. Some have issued dollar bonds, others have relied on a combination of bank loans and bonds in pesos and dollars.
AWARDS: BEST BOND, BEST POWER FINANCING, BEST INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING: ANDES
Strong investor appetite for Latin American debt in the first half of the year proved a boon for some first-time Andean borrowers. Chilean power transmission company Celeo Redes capitalized on the buoyant sentiment, becoming the first project bond issuer from Chile to simultaneously tap international and local markets
Financiers wary of Argentina’s renewable energy push
While Argentina ushers in renewable energy investments, the market is still ironing out the financing issues
