From Ecuador’s renewable energy projects to Chile’s deeper green commitment to new investments in Argentina’s fintech start-ups, recent developments underscore trends in Latin America
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Colombian renewables
Colombia made some changes to its renewables auction program after the first round failed. They don’t go as far as developers would like. But how power buyers respond will be more important to its success
Brazil turns to carbon credits
Though the Bolsonaro administration has come under criticism for its perceived indifference to climate change, Brazil is about to launch a marketplace for carbon credit certificates that could reduce fossil fuel emissions
Q&A: Banco Inter President João Vitor Menin
Banco Inter’s president is upbeat about the future as he taps Brazil’s vast unbanked and under-banked market
Innovation in trade finance
Technology and new tools are quickly reshaping how trade finance transactions are carried out
The lithium rush
Bolivia is home to the world’s second largest lithium resources but skeptics question the government’s approach
Chile seeks new export markets
The Andean country is exploring new exports as the US-China trade war deepens and the Chinese economy slows
Investors chase distressed debt
As the market matures and grows, asset managers are pursuing varied strategies and specializing in different categories of corporate andconsumer debt
Striving for diversity
Goldman Sachs’ Maria Silvia Bastos Marques, who heads the committee that runs the Brazil operations, says greater inclusivity in top management helps the bottom line
Companies embrace an ESG strategy
IDB and IDB Invest publish asustainability index of 100 publicly-traded companies that do business in Latin America and the Caribbean and abide by ESG principles. Here are three pursuing green strategies
