Category: 2012 July / August
HEALTHCARE: The right medicine
Latin America’s rapidly consolidating healthcare sector is poised to continue growing as the population ages and gets wealthier
MEXICO: Heat of the moment
Rebounding growth and the promise of reform have turned many bullish on Mexico’s prospects – not least relative to Brazil’s. Separating hype from reality has scarcely been more important
PANAMA: Boom town blues
Economic growth in double digits, ambitious infrastructure and mining plans as well as a real estate boom. Yet despite vast public investment, the government’s popularity is still sinking
RETAIL: Survival of the fittest
The sky is the limit for Chile’s big retailers. But smaller companies seeking funds face a tougher time following a scandal last year that has brought extra scrutiny to the sector
STRUCTURED FINANCE: Going steady
Once shunned as the scourge of global financial markets, structured finance continues its comeback in Latin America – so long as the external environment permits