In his first interview with any international or domestic print media since taking office, Mexico’s new finance minister Luis Videgaray tells LatinFinance why he is confident that fiscal and energy reforms will take place in 2013
Category: 2012 November / December
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M&A: Shopping in Colombia
Colombia continues to be a magnet for acquisitions this year – a trend that looks set to continue. Although a range of international buyers are looking, it is the Chileans […]
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Panama Best Bank: Banco General
Panama has a deserved reputation as having Central America¹s most dynamic banking sector and recent economic growth has meant there has been even more room for expansion. But this […]
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Parting shot: Brave new world
Brazil is finally poised for a ‘massive wave’ of project financing, argues Luciano Coutinho, president of the country’s development bank, BNDES
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People: Codelco finds CFO
Iván Arriagada becomes chief financial officer of Chile’s Codelco, the state-owned mining firm, on November 19. He joins from BHP Billiton, where he had worked since 2005. Codelco had been […]
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Peru Best Bank: BBVA Continental
BBVA Continental, Peru¹s second-largest bank, has positioned itself well to capitalize on Peru¹s booming growth. A surge in output in the Andean economy has seen banking services extend far and […]
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Trinidad & Tobago Best Bank: Republic Bank
Trinidad and Tobago, home to four large commercial banks and four smaller institutions, boasts a competitive financial sector. But size and stability give Republic Bank an edge not just over […]
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Argentina Banking Sector: Walk the line
Argentine banks have so far shrugged off the ill effects of increasing government heavy-handedness. How they withstand a darkening economic climate remains to be seen
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Uruguay Best Bank: Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Uruguay, where GDP growth last year hit a five-year average of 6.1%, is the envy of many larger economies in the region. Yet the greater dynamism in its economy reflected […]
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Argentina Best Bank: Banco Santander Río
The Argentine government doesn¹t make it easy for banks. Although they mostly remain in good shape, a slowing economy has thrown up yet another challenge for the country¹s financial institutions. […]