Governments cannot go on ignoring the plight of their bank supervisors. Most Latin American regulators are amateurish, underpaid drones. Our report this month on the findings of experts looking into […]
Category: 2004
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Rethinking M&As
Deal-making has started to pick up as Latin America’s economies accelerate. However, buying companies has become a more challenging exercise than before.
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Step by Step
President Oscar Berger is pushing new strategies to bolster a flagging economy, lure foreign investment and bridge serious social gaps.
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Still Broken
A confidential report says fraud started the Dominican banking crisis, but the government still has not acted to fix the problem.
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The Cemex Surprise
It may have been the biggest acquisition ever by a Mexican company, but the $5.75 billion deal by cement maker Cemex should have come as no shock.
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A Never-Ending Bond
Mexican oil producer Pemex gets $1.75 billion with a groundbreaking perpetual bond that draws mainly Asian investors.
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Annualized Returns
The first assignment for LatinFinance’s new Miami-based staff writer was to find out what really goes on at meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
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Beginning of the End
Nearly three long years after its default, the Argentine government is about to unveil the details of its “final” offer to bondholders.
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Cashing In
Latin America is experiencing high export prices, rational economic policies, falling interest rates and moderate economic growth. Recovery is forcing bankers to rethink the way they do business.