The bank has grown profitability and focused on improving retail services. It remains hopeful of an improvement in the local environment
Category: 2014 November / December
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BANK OF THE YEAR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Growth in areas such as wealth management and mortgages have helped bring record profits
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FRONT NOTES: Decline and fall
Oil prices’ dramatic slump is rattling Latin America. The commodity fell to its lowest value since 2010 in mid-October, depressed by disappointing data on global growth, rising shale production, and […]
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BANK OF THE YEAR BOLIVIA
New regulations have cut into the bank’s profits, but credit demand from homebuyers peaked in 2013
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BANK OF THE YEAR URUGUAY
The acquisition of Citi’s local unit provided Uruguay’s third-largest bank with a rare opportunity to speed up growth
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NEWS EQUITY: Back to life
Issuance in the Mexican equity market started to recover, but volatility forced a number of companies to put plans to issue stock on hold. By Eduardo García
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BANK OF THE YEAR BRAZIL
Amid an environment of slower lending growth, this institution stands out for a solid balance sheet
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BANK OF THE YEAR VENEZUELA
Strong capital levels and high profitability made this bank stand out in a tough environment
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NEWS BONDS: Corporate shift
Negative rating actions on Brazil and Costa Rica put a
dampener on a busy first half of September in the sovereign market, after which focus turned elsewhere. By Andre Puglie
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BANK OF THE YEAR CARIBBEAN, BANK OF THE YEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A shift to businesses, without forgetting the bank’s traditional strengths in consumer, is bringing success