Category: Magazine
What to watch
Developments to keep an eye on: UBS and Banco do Brasil’s new partnership, Santander InnoVentures’ investment in Mexican fintechs and the coronavirus threat to economic growth in Latin America
Market talk: Q2.2020
Capital markets participants say Latin America’s red-hot bond market will cool off in the second quarter, but the pipeline will remain robust. Brazil’s equity and M&A markets are expected to be active
Green bond growth spurt
Sustainability funding, off to a slow start in Latin America, is building momentum. More issuers are teeing up green bonds as governments, corporations and investors ask pointed questions on the use or proceeds and the potential environmental impact of projects
Define and expand the green zone
The Latam head of Climate Bond Initiative examines at the outlook for green financing
Chinese financing for environmental transition
Recognized as the biggest greenhouse gas producer in the world, China’s domestic bond market is a major global player in pushing into burgeoning green finance.
Colombia’s project finance gets moving
Government efforts to restart Colombia’s infrastructure sector in the wake of the Odebrecht scandal appear to be paying off
Chilean companies increase bond issuance
Chilean companies are stepping up their activity in the bond market months after bloody street protests and despite lower forecasts for economic growth
E-commerce in Latin America faces real estate bottleneck
E-commerce’s rapid growth in Latin America faces a stubborn bottleneck offline: same-day deliveries. Reaching a customer’s doorstep quickly has drawn investors toward warehouses and fulfillment centers located in dense city centers
Development or influence finance?
New US agency, the International Development Finance Corporation, seeks to drive investment and Washington’s foreign policy goals in Latin America and counter the growing influence of China’s expanding Belt and Road Initiative