LatAm economies must come together to attract more foreign investment, panelists say at the 11th Andean and Investment Forum
Category: Economy & Policy
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Brazil moves to open agribiz funding to other currencies
Temer introduces legislation that allows agribusinesses to price local securities with exchange rate hedge mechanisms
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Moody’s downgrades Banco Original
Rating agency cuts Brazilian bank on the risk of contagion from corruption investigations at sister company JBS
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Brazil repeats rate cuts
Central bank drops its benchmark Selic for the sixth time in a row, hitting the lowest level in more than three years
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J&F reaches settlement
Brazilian holding company agrees to pay more than $3bn in fines over 25 years to clear corruption allegations
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Peru picks new transportation minister
Former Production Minister Bruno Giuffra takes over after the government scrapped a contract for the $525m Chinchero airport project
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Colombia lowers rates
Central bank maintains tightening policy with a 25bp cut but surprises some analysts that were expecting a 50bp decrease
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Brazil sits still amid market malaise
Equity markets feel the pinch of the country’s political woes, while corporate issuers postpone potential bond sales
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Colombia ponders rate cut
Central bank could decrease its benchmark interest level by 50bp
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Marfrig maintains US IPO plans
Brazilian meatpacker still intends to list its US business on the NYSE, despite political turmoil at home