Latin American corporates have taken great strides in their market funding strategies. Today, debt market access for the best is on a par with their global peers. By Mariana Santibáñez
Category: 2013 September / October
A Quarter Century of Latin Finance
The events that mark Latin America’s transformation from the world’s most turbulent region to one of its brightest prospects
Henrique Capriles: ‘Pragmatism is winning’
Despite two electoral defeats, Venezuela’s opposition leader Henrique Capriles is still positioning himself as the face of pragmatic politics in Latin America
Ruth Krivoy: Love thy neighbor
Venezuela must not squander the opportunities to increase competitiveness as it integrates into Mercosur, the country’s former central bank president warns
Corporate deal of the quarter century: Petrobras
$11bn bond, 2013 Latin corporates have made increasingly daring forays into the bond markets: extending tenors, tweaking structures, restructuring debt and dabbling in currencies. Yet the overwhelming size of Petrobras’s […]
League tables Tough competition
Latin America’s tumultuous history has proved a tricky environment for investment banks. While a handful of global institutions still dominate, local banks are on the rise. By Ben Miller
Henrique Meirelles Business as usual
Policymakers must focus on fundamentals as global liquidity tightens, says Brazil’s former central banker Henrique Meirelles. Breaking with consensus, he insists his country is on the right track. By Thierry Ogier
Structural reform What’s at stake
There is less mystery about what needs to be done when it comes to advancing structural reforms than about how do it. Political leaders must live up to their
responsibilities. By Enrique V. Iglesias
Equity markets: A matter of size
Latin American companies have proved they can deliver
deals as big as anywhere in the world in ever more sophisticated markets. But smaller issuers are still left out. By Ben Miller
THE FUTURE OF LATIN FINANCE
Political, financial and corporate leaders set out an agenda for Latin America’s future as the region confronts a turning economic cycle
