Jaime Serra Puche, Serra&Associates InternationalAs Mexican secretary of commerce from 1988 to 1994, Jaime Serra Puche was the Salinas administration’s point man for the negotiations on the North American Free […]
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In their own words. (Persio Arida)
Persio Arida, Opportunity Now at Opportunity Asset Management, economist Persio Arida has been a central figure in Brazil’s attempts to kill inflation. Together with colleagues from […]
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In their own words. (Winston Fritsch)
Winston Fritsch, Dresdner Kleinwort BensonAs Economic Policy Secretary for then-Finance Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Winston Fritsch helped direct the creation and implementation of the Real Plan. […]
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Archive, 1998: The Debt Roulette
Asia’s crisis shocked investors and drove liquidity out of the market and volatility through the roof. Will Latin American debtors be able to refinance or repay their maturing obligations in 1998?
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Archive, 1997: Hungry No More
CEI Citicorp Holdings’ Handley still hooking hard in tough scrums
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Debt Doldrums
Nineteen ninety seven was a bumper year for Latin America’s syndicated loan market with volumes reaching close to $59 billion. That’s an impressive figure considering it even topped new Latin […]
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Domestic Rifts
The Baianos would say simply that they have more mandinga in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia than their amigos in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Mandinga […]
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Embraer Corporate Profile
Soon after Mauricio Botelho took over as CEO of Brazil’s Embraer in September 1995, he hung a photograph of an airplane in the lobby of the corporate office in São […]
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Greasing the Beast
Henri Philippe Reichstul emerged in March from nearly a decade in obscurity as a São Paulo investment banker to take on one of the most challenging and visible jobs in […]