Category: 2002
Technology Takes Hold
Nearly every aspect of banking in Latin America utilizes automated tools to work better, faster and more cheaply.
Banks in the region, both large and small, continue to install the best technology available to remain competitive.
The Debt Crisis Debate
The Argentine government’s debt default, followed by
trouble in other deeply indebted countries, has made the debate over how to handle sovereign debt crises one of the most important topics in the world capital markets. Arnold & Porter’s Whitney Debevoise describes how the official sector, investors have positioned themselves on the statutory and contractual approaches. In the end, both will require adjustments.
Bringing Back Bolivia
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is leading the country again
and his main goal is to rescue Bolivia from a debilitating
four-year recession.
Will Prudence Prevail ?
Following an overwhelming victory, Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva now must show investors he can control spending and inflation, and continue to pay the
country’s debts.