Low oil prices and trade with Brazil are among the places where highly indebted Caribbean countries are looking to improve their fortunes, according to William Warren Smith
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NEWS PEOPLE: The fallout
Against a backdrop of historically low oil prices, Latin American oil and gas majors have changed up their leadership
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SCORECARD PUBLIC CREDIT: Nimble and quick
This year’s ranking of Latin American public credit offices demonstrated an agile and sophisticated approach to particularly difficult circumstances for emerging markets borrowers
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MEXICO EQUITIES: Harnessing investment
Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex is set to debut the Fibra-E equity instrument this year, a vehicle designed to boost investments in energy and infrastructure assets. But depressed oil prices and uncertainty are leaving investors wary
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MEXICO BONDS: Game change
Mexican financial institutions are set to increase their activity in the capital markets. Due to reforms passed in 2014, Mexican government-owned banks and agencies have been mandated to provide a […]
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LOANS: Trickling in
Fewer borrowers are coming to the corporate loan and project finance markets as banks become more cautious about doling out credit
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MARCH/APRIL 2016 FRONT NOTES: Shades of pink
Before the curtain fell on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s presidency, she carried out her final public act in Argentina’s top office, with Bolivian President Evo Morales by her side. The […]
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SCORECARD FINANCE MINISTRY:The fundamentals, Luis Videgaray
Amid declining oil prices, interest rate hikes from its northern neighbor and global volatility, Mexico is focusing on creating certainty for international investors and local enterprises. Finance Minister Luis Videgaray spoke to LatinFinance about Mexico’s fiscal strategy. The following is an edited transcript of the interview
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NEWS EQUITY/M&A: Slow start
Only a single new equity issue has priced in the first few months of 2016 and bankers see no offerings on the immediate horizon. But mergers & acquisitions could spur some transactions
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SCORECARD FINANCE MINISTRY: Tough love
Finance ministries are taking bold action to strengthen their countries’ public finances at a time of severe stress