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As the sun shone on Latin America’s capital markets in 2014,
the region’s most sophisticated sovereign funding departments
seized their chance to borrow at good rates. By Eduardo García
A mix of orthodox macroeconomic policy and pre-emptive
tax-raising measures held investors’ confidence in the sustainability of Colombia’s growth prospects. By Phil Thornton
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa spoke to LatinFinance in Quito recently about his views on financial markets, the role of the economy, the fall in the oil price and his priorities for his last two years in office. Here is an edited transcript of the conversation.
As a presidential election looms in October, Argentina’s dwindling dollar reserves are adding to the pressure on the government’s
finances. By Charles Newbery
The rapid fall in the price of crude oil to below $50 a barrel is reverberating across Latin America, disrupting carefully crafted economic and corporate plans and stirring up far-reaching shifts in investment and capital raising. By Katie Llanos-Small and Phil Thornton
A handful of Argentine companies have landed innovative funding despite the country’s tumultuous economy. With better days in sight, corporates are preparing for smoother borrowing conditions. By Charles Newbery
The thaw between the US and Cuba has started. But much remains to be decided before corporate and institutional investors can dabble freely in the market. By Jennifer P. Roig
Striking the right balance between risk and return is tough for any fund manager. In many parts of Latin America, local markets are dominated by sovereign debt which, for the […]
Local market bonds trade much less than those in dollars, and so international investors are often reluctant to buy them. But market changes are afoot as the global cycle turns. The subject was one of several themes at a roundtable discussion among leading investors, borrowers and advisors in New York in January.
Regional pension funds and insurance companies are, slowly,
looking at investments beyond stocks and bonds. By Jennifer Bollen
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