With interest rates coming down in Latin America and poised to follow suit in the United States, the primary equity market is set for a recovery. Follow-on offerings will lead this bounce back, with a few IPOs by big firms in Brazil and Mexico. Argentina may also get back into the game, experts say.
Category: 2023 Q4
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Cover Story – China & LatAm: The Penalty Shot
Long a source of export revenue and financing for Latin America, China is poised for a structural slowdown. This could be bad news for Latin America. If China catches a […]
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Parting Shot: Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini, an economist famed anticipating the global financial crisis, spoke with LatinFinance about his take on the global economy, reflecting on how China’s economic challenges could affect Latin America. […]
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Market Talk: Bonds
The primary bond market is poised to revive in Latin America, but when and how fast still hinges on an easing in global financial conditions, bankers say. Latin American primary […]
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Market Talk: Equity
After a sluggish first half of the year, the primary equity market is starting to bubble in Latin America. Follow-on offerings are back. And an IPO could break the drought […]
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Market Talk: M&A
After a sluggish start this year, mergers and acquisitions activity in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to bounce back in the fourth quarter, as prospects improve for more […]
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Market Talk: Loans
Loans activity in Latin America is expected to gain in the fourth quarter of this year, as companies pick up funds for mergers and acquisitions and prepare to meet their […]
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Infrastructure Finance: Creative Construction
While private investment is still flowing into infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, developers and financiers will have to keep innovating to get deals done. Mendubim is a Brazilian […]
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ESG Investing: Reaching The Limit
The environmental, social and governance approach to investment has been gathering pace in Latin America. But running ESG funds is neither cheap nor easy, especially given fee pressures across the […]
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Brazil Infrastructure: Mind The Gap
Financing has long been a challenge for infrastructure projects in Brazil. But after years of testing different models, it is getting easier to raise funds. This bodes well for keeping […]