Dear Reader, What is normal? Certainly not the year 2020. Normally, at this time of year, we would all hope to be able to pull up our chairs to a […]
Category: 2020 Q4
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MARKET TALK-Q1.2021 OUTLOOK: DEBT
Interview with Andre Silva Head of Latin America DCM at BNP Paribas The COVID-19 pandemic impact on Latin America’s primary bond markets in 2020 was deep and widespread, dictating much of […]
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MARKET TALK-Q1.2021 OUTLOOK: EQUITY
Interview with Will LandersHead of Latin American Equities at BTG Pactual Asset Management In the emerging market equity space, Latin America stood out in 2020, but for the wrong reasons. The sector […]
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MARKET TALK-Q1.2021 OUTLOOK: M&A
Interview with Jose Ignacio Valdez Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Latin America at Scotiabank Mergers and acquisitions activity suffered in the last quarter of 2020, however a clutch […]
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MARKET TALK-Q1.2021 OUTLOOK: LOANS
Interview with Michael Jakob Managing Director Global Emerging Markets Loan Syndication at Credit Suisse Latin America’s loan volumes in the last quarter of 2020, not surprisingly, are on track to be […]
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BANKING-BANKS: THE DIGITAL SHAKEUP
The advance of fintechs over the past few years has forced Latin America’s banks to close branches and invest in digital technology, a transformation sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH,M&A CARRIES ON
The shock of the global pandemic lasted only so long in the world of finance. Mergers and acquisitions activity in Latin America was blunted in 2020 as deal making went […]
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MINING: WILL MINING BOOM BUST THE ESG-FINANCE RENAISSANCE?
Demand is up for metals as stimulus money pumped into economies to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic has companies looking under every rock for sought after minerals. Will the new found […]
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INTERVIEW-MAURICIO CLAVER-CARONE: STITCHING LATIN AMERICA CLOSER TOGETHER
The Inter-American Development Bank’s new president joined the multilateral lender not without some controversy. Mauricio Claver-Carone tells LatinFinance in an interview about his agenda to boost capital for bigger lending […]