Bank innovation and broader investment opportunities are fueling a taste for risk among Brazil’s middle class, pushing commercial banks to develop a brokerage model.
Category: 2018 September / October
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A new role
Brazil’s BNDES is changing its long-standing role as main provider of funding for infrastructure in Brazil says Dyogo Oliveira.
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Cyber cash
Blockchain based providers are entering the remittances market in Latin America.
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Tough choices
With a fiscal plan in the works, Colombia’s new government looks to balance fiscal prudence and stimulate economic growth.
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Balancing act
Latin America increasingly relies on PPPs to boost infrastructure investment but it’s not always financially smart to use private financing for public projects.
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No signs of slowing
Mexico’s telecoms sector is likely to escape sweeping reform under AMLO, but a renewed focus on expanding coverage could spark increased infrastructure investment and spur M&A activity.
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Tricky trade
As political overtones began impacting trade, Mexico and the US found common ground for their deal negotiations.
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Setting ground rules
As technology disrupts traditional financial services, industry players across Latin America are demanding rules of the game.
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Colombia’s new oil
The Andean country’s new pro-business leader has pledged to make tourism a key engine of economic growth. The challenges are to attract investment and insure the country’s safety.
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China Inc.
China and Latin America’s ties have evolved from direct government financing to commercial lending via locally-acquired banks.