Argentina draws on its traditional European investor base to lead Latin bond issuers in euros this year. Eurobonds have provided cheaper funding, but currency risk exposure looms large.
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Pulling the Plug on Latin Dot Coms
Latin American Internet companies have suffered a complete reversal of fortunes after last year’s brief reign as the darlings of venture capitalists.
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Convening on Latin Debt
For two days in late October, LatinFinance assembled an impressive group of players in Latin America’s financial scene, who discussed everything from Argentina’s woes to mexico and Brazil’s resurgence.
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Retooling for A Less Frenetic Future
An estimated 16 million Latin Americans use the Internet. By 2005 the number is expected to jump to 66.6 million. But investors are no longer interested in projections like these. […]
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Cultivating the European Crowd
The Andean Development Corporation takes its roadshow to Europe, not just to raise money, but to promote its respected name and solid financials to discriminating investors there.
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Santander Takes The Prize
Banco Santander Central Hispano’s huge bid snares Brazil’s Banespa in a long-anticipated, hotly contested privatization auction, adding an expensive asset to the Spanish bank’s Latin American portfolio.
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Deep Pockets Back New Port
With a new multimillion port facility planned for 2002, the Dominican Republic should capture a fair share
of the region’s booming shipping business, and ease the current port congestion that restricts export growth.
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Sovereign Report
The outlook for Latin American sovereign debt has deteriorated precipitously, following two credit downgrades in November from Standard & Poor’s. Emerging market debt issuance slowed to $1.8 billion in October, […]
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E-Business on the Rise
Multinational financial and technology companies are competing head-to-head with large local firms for a share of the B2B pie.
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The Struggle for Survival
After launching a spectacular IPO in 1999, StarMedia founder and CEO Fernando Espuelas now has to prove that he can build a business and not just burn cash.