Category: Magazine

The world economy’s rebound from the lockdown is brightening the growth prospects for Latin America Inc., but companies are being financially prudent. The result: few are borrowing. At least for now.

Record copper prices are at the forefront of a global commodities boom. The economies of Chile and Peru, the world’s largest producers of the red metal, will receive a shot-in-the arm at a vital time, but growing resource nationalism could kill off a long-term blossoming of the industry.

The lithium sector is poised for rapid growth as surging demand for electric vehicles puts pressure on miners to step up production. Investors are keen to finance projects in Latin America, but a 2018-20 plunge in the price of the metal is a cautionary tale.

Interview with Eddy Lacayo
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Lending in Latin America, BBVA

A boom in SPAC IPOs in the US market and an emergence in Latin America could provide just what the region’s tech sector needs for growth: capital.

Interview with Scott Piper, Head of Latin American Equities, Itaú Asset Management

Interview with Lisandro Miguens, Head of Debt Capital Markets for Latin America at JP Morgan