Digital banks are consolidating and entering new businesses to take on the traditional banks in Latin America’s biggest economy, while also expanding to Europe and the United States Brazil’s financial […]
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SOVEREIGN BONDS: THE INFLATION CURSE
Rising global inflation and interest rates are a growing concern for investors in Latin American sovereign bonds. How to respond? Cautiously and selectively, investors say. One pick is inflation-linked bonds, […]
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INTERVIEW: BRAZIL BETS BIG ON INFRASTRUCTURE
Brazilian Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas says new infrastructure bonds and project finance will allow more developers to bang out much-needed public works. Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas is so […]
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Regional Financial Hub: Chile’s waiting game
The withdrawal of almost $50 billion from Chile’s powerful pensions funds has dealt a blow to the country’s capital markets. Can it recover the goal of becoming a financial hub […]
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PARTING SHOT: BLUE FINANCE-THE NEXT FRONTIER
After helping Belize restructure $553 million in sovereign bonds in exchange for scaling up marine protection, Kevin Bender at The Nature Conservatory says there’s potential for more blue finance deals […]