Venezuela’s defaulted bonds surged after Maduro’s ouster, with the country’s vast oil reserves fueling hopes of a quick economic turnaround. Then came two devastating earthquakes in June — and the path to recovery just got harder.
Author Archives: Mat Youkee
Posted in2026 Q2
Colombia Elections: Fiscal Risks in a Crowded Race
With domestic food production limited by climate and water scarcity, Gulf states are investing billions in Latin America’s agribusiness sector — from Brazilian beef and Chilean fruit to logistics and ag-tech — to secure long-term supplies and control global food chains.
Posted inNew Magazine
Sovereign Wealth: Development Finance’s New Frontier
With copper and gold prices at near-record highs and oil surging on tensions in the Middle East, Latin America once again finds itself at the early stage of a bull […]
Posted inMagazine
Sovereign Wealth: Development Finance’s New Frontier
With copper and gold prices at near-record highs and oil surging on tensions in the Middle East, Latin America once again finds itself at the early stage of a bull […]
Posted inMagazine
El Salvador Economy: Threading the Needle
Since making Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021, El Salvador’s far-right president, Nayib Bukele, has enjoyed thumbing his nose at global financial institutions from his X account. In defiance of […]
Posted in2024 Q4
Pemex: Weighing the options
After years of declining oil production and a worsening debt load, Pemex faces few options but to turn to the private sector to help develop Mexico’s wealth of energy resources. Holders of its bonds are waiting for signals on what measures the new administration will take.
Posted in2024 Q3
Interview: Panama’s finance minister Felipe Chapman
Panama’s new finance minister shares his thoughts on his country’s economic and financial future
Posted inMagazine
Ecuador: Crisis Management
A surge in drug violence has not only made Ecuador dangerous, but it is costing the country millions of dollars that it doesn’t have and could struggle to borrow.
Posted inMagazine
A WILLING PARTNERSHIP
Panama’s location, canal link and banking sector make it a strategic partner for China as Beijing pursues its Belt and Road Initiative. Few regions have enjoyed more benefits from China’s […]
Posted in2020 Q4
MINING: WILL MINING BOOM BUST THE ESG-FINANCE RENAISSANCE?
Demand is up for metals as stimulus money pumped into economies to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic has companies looking under every rock for sought after minerals. Will the new found […]