Category: Magazine

The COVID rebuild

Analysts and economists credit Briones with helping Chile pull out of a slump with little fiscal damage and continued demand for its bonds

Will the latest outbreak of the virus undermine their budding attempts to return to growth?

Initiatives by public and private entities indicate how investors can help the region tackle poor living conditions faced by millions.

The Covid-19 pandemic has seriously undermined incumbent governments and boosted Latin America’s political left to its strongest point since the ‘pink wave’ of socialist governments in the early 2000s. This year the presidential elections in Chile, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru, combined with legislative elections in Argentina and Mexico spell uncertainty and political risk for investors.

The International Monetary Fund’s recent approval to increase the size of its Special Drawing Rights gives the international lender of last resort additional resources to grapple with equitable relief distribution, the environment and perhaps a new framework for bailing out indebted nations. Given current circumstances, 2021 could be a watershed moment in history for addressing sovereign indebtedness.

Interview with Helena Radzyminski, Managing Director, Head of Latin America, Natixis

Interview with Felipe Argemi, Founder of Santis, M&A Boutique Advisory Firm