The government is moving to lower tax and regulatory barriers to make Santiago a financial center, but skeptics say the competition is tough
Author Archives: Tom Azzopardi
Posted inMagazine
Reserves Management: The Price of Safety
Latin America’s central banks have built more than $900 billion in reserves to guard against the next crisis. Keeping that money safe and liquid means giving up returns, so reserve managers are looking beyond the dollar, reaching carefully for yield and bringing in outside expertise, without forgetting what the money is for.
Posted inDaily Brief
Chile’s pensions overhaul promises boon for bond market
A reform of Chile’s 45-year-old private pension system is set to boost the volume of savings channelled into local bonds
Posted inDaily Brief
Petroperú crisis to test Fujimori’s mettle, investor nerves
Overhauling the oil firm would indicate the government is ready to take tough decisions to address Peru’s structural problems, say analysts
Posted inDaily Brief
Stagnant Colombian bond market awaits De La Espriella delivery
Local market has languished due to high financing costs, political uncertainty and crowding out by a debt-hungry government
Posted inMagazine
Guatemala Economy: The Grand Interchange
Guatemala has the fiscal discipline of an investment-grade economy, an anti-corruption president, and US manufacturers circling. What’s missing: roads and ports good enough to get the goods out.
Posted in2026 Q2
Chile Markets: The Comeback Trade
Corporate bond issuance hits record levels as investors bet a more market-friendly policy environment will sustain Chile’s financial rebound.
Posted in2026 Q1
LAC-GCC: A Capital Agenda
Flush with capital and with a mandate to diversify, Gulf sovereign and private investment is moving beyond traditional markets and into Latin America and the Caribbean. From energy and infrastructure to food security and consumer sectors, the region is emerging as a strategic testing ground for a new phase of Gulf global investment.
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Chile’s Next Test: Growth Without Unrest
Chile’s incoming conservative president faces the challenge of reviving a lackluster economy while keeping the peace with an expectant electorate.
Posted inNew Magazine
China-LatAm: Moment of Truth
Seventy kilometers north of Lima, the gleaming new Port of Chancay is being put through its paces. This is South America’s first fully automated and intelligent port facility, and it […]