The International Finance Corp. has been at the forefront of efforts to develop capital markets across Latin America and the Caribbean since its first investments in the region in the […]
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3G Capital: Outstanding Investor
Few investors have built the kind of portfolio in global dealmaking that Brazil’s 3G Capital has assembled over the past decade. Just look at the way it created the world’s […]
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Itaú Unibanco: Excellence in Executing Domestic Strategy
Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco makes no secret of its ambition to become a dominant player throughout the region. Since its blockbuster merger in 2008, it has not only held on to […]
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Grupo Bimbo: Outstanding Contribution to Latin America’s Green Agenda
Grupo Bimbo launched its first renewable energy initiative in 2012, inaugurating a wind farm to provide electric power to nearly all of the company’s facilities in Mexico. The move set […]
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Cemex: Outstanding Global Corporate Strategy
Few companies in Latin America can match the global footprint of Cemex. The largest cement maker in the Americas has achieved a remarkable feat over the last three decades, expanding […]
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XP Investimentos: Excellence in Financial Innovation
XP Investimentos started out in 2002 in a small office in Porto Alegre, 700 miles south of São Paulo. With seed capital of just R$20,000 ($5,000), company founders Guilherme Benchimol and […]
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CAF: Excellence in Broadening Latin America’s Investor Base
If any lender has a pulse on Latin America, it’s the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). Since the development bank’s founding by five member countries in 1970, it has […]
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América Móvil: Excellence in Corporate Funding
When it was spun off from Telemex in 2001, América Móvil was in solid financial shape. But over the next two years, as it expanded, the company decided to raise money […]
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Citigroup: Excellence in Service to Latin American Regional Markets
Whether it’s in an established market like Mexico or a smaller jurisdiction like Ecuador, Citigroup has displayed a unique talent in understanding the subtleties and currents that influence each country. […]
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Governance remains an issue for Latin America despite reforms in recent decades
Gone are the ill-devised policies from earlier days, but governments still face a host of challenges ahead