Brazilian real estate funds are maturing – but getting international accounts involved is no easy task
Category: 2013 March / April
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Costa Rica | On a mission: Interview with finance minister Edgar Ayales
Edgar Ayales returned from Washington DC to Costa Rica two years ago, following a career as an economist at the IMF. Then, last year, he got the call to take on the finance portfolio. The seasoned technocrat now faces the challenge of building a national consensus on fiscal reform that has eluded successive administrations over two decades. LatinFinance sat down with him to discuss what’s at stake.
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Exclusive: Humala pledges fresh currency action
Peru will press ahead with measures to protect its currency from any rapid appreciation that could threaten its export sector, the country’s president Ollanta Humala has told LatinFinance in an exclusive interview.
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Brazil Stars Index: In good company
Strong management practices pay off: the M&E LatinFinance Brazil Stars Index outperforms the IBovespa by 53.6%
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Costa Rica | Overview: Work in progress
Costa Rica is seen as a beacon of stability in a troubled region. But it must confront a range of challenges if it’s to build on more than half a century of economic progress
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‘Unite, don’t divide’: an interview with Ollanta Humala
In his most extensive interview to date with the foreign press, Peruvian president Ollanta Humala tells LatinFinance his plans for economic reform – and how he hopes to safeguard the fruits of his country’s economic boom.
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Mexico: Turning point
Mexico’s state finances are set for an overhaul under a new economic reform plan. But short-term borrowing is causing concern
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Costa Rica | Terms of Trade: Interview with Costa Rica’s trade minister Anabel González
Anabel González became Costa Rica’s trade minister in May 2010, joining from the Inter-American Development Bank, where she was a senior adviser. She spoke to LatinFinance in February about Costa Rica’s free trade plans and the challenges for attracting FDI
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Tax and protectionism: part two of an interview with Ollanta Humala
In his most extensive interview to date with the foreign press, Peruvian president Ollanta Humala tells LatinFinance his plans for economic reform – and how he hopes to safeguard the fruits of his country’s economic boom.
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Mexico banking: Rules of the game
Mexico’s banks hope to benefit from the country’s fast-tracking of new global regulations