Brazil Approves Mobile MergesAnatel, the Brazilian telecoms regulator, has ruled that cellular phone operators can begin merging in October, ahead of a planned auction of new concessions. Companies will be […]
Category: 2000
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Banco Itaú Tops Brazil Banking Sector
No bank in Brazil can rival Banco Itaú’s focus on earnings, the transparency of its financial statements or the professionalism of its management team. Itaú’s President Roberto Setúbal, a member […]
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The Canadian Connection
Canada is no newcomer to Latin America. But a recent series of deals by Canadian companies is raising the northern nation?s profile south of the border.
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Bank of the Year Awards 2000
What makes a good bank and what sort of parameters should we use when making such a judgment? Clearly, the standards must change as circumstances do. However, there are basic rules that have governed the industry for centuries, such as quality of assets, strength of balance sheets and abilities of top management.
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Under New Management
Panama struggles to remain Central America’s financial and transportation center despite growing international doubt about its commitment to playing by the rules.
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CAF’s Strategy is Consistency
If there is one financial institution that has held steady through good times and bad in Latin America, it is the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF). The firm, which celebrated […]
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Wiese-Sudameris Inches Its Way Back
It’s been a year since Eugenio Bertini took over the merged Banco Wiese-Sudameris, and he still has 90 days to go before his year-end deadline to complete the main objectives […]
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Central America: Making Strides
Economic integration will help the region strengthen gains made in the past decade, but it urgently needs to invest heavily in infrastructure and attract more foreign investment.
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Citibank Is Clicking On All Cylinders
In the 86 years since Citibank opened its first Latin American branch in Buenos Aires, the bank has created the best integrated, and surely the most profitable, banking network in […]