When it comes to issuing bonds in emerging market, some analysts say 2022 was as bad as it gets. Issuers had to postpone international bond sales as rising interest rates made it too expensive and depressed investors’ appetite for much risk at all. If it takes too long to bring down rates, at least a few companies may run into financial problems if they can’t borrow from banks, restructure their debts or afford the high rates in the bond market. We explore this in the Q1 2023 issue of LatinFinance, starting with our cover story, “Beyond the Horizon.”
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Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards
The Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards recognize the most impressive transactions and institutions in an area that is crucial to the economic progress of Latin America and the Caribbean. The winners are determined by LatinFinance’s editorial staff based on an exhaustive selection process.
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Q2 – On the Edge
How does LatAm fit into the global investment landscape? We explore this question in the Q2 2022 issue of LatinFinance, starting with our cover story on how Latin American issuers are being resourceful in raising capital in this period of uncertainty and tighter access to increasingly costlier financing.
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Q1 – Bank to the Future
In the Q1 2022 issue of LatinFinance magazine, we explore how banks have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our cover story explores how banks learned how to respond in hard times, reacting with prudent strategies that allowed them to quickly return to growth. We also investigate the many challenges banks still face, including digital competitors and climate change, and hand out our 2021 Banks of the Year Awards.
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2021 Banks of the Year Awards
Celebrating excellence in financial services in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Parting shot: Blue finance creates cash flow for ocean conservation
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 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Chile’s fizzling markets force corporates to turn abroad for finance
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 for Latin America?
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Interview: Brazil bets big on infrastructure finance
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.
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Investors hunt good returns on sovereign bonds amid global inflation
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, at least for now.