Central bank keeps benchmark lending rate at 4.25% for the 12th month in a row
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Peru puts price tag on Odebrecht scandal
Brazilian builder’s bribes cost the Peruvian economy $283m, comptroller says
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Peru says Odebrecht bribery scandal cost the economy $283m
The Brazilian builder has admitted to paying $29m in bribes to win public works contracts in Peru between 2005 and 2014
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Brazil cuts benchmark rate to 13%
Central bank takes cue from falling inflation and weaker-than-expected economic activity
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How Argentina’s tax amnesty could be a boon for its local capital markets
With global investor interest in Argentina expected to moderate this year, a plan to encourage Argentines to bring home their undeclared overseas assets could boost the local capital markets
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Borrowing close to home to get easier in Brazil, tougher in Mexico
Latin America’s three largest local bond markets offer a study in contrast. Colombia’s market is gaining steam and becoming more accessible to companies beyond the top-rated issuers. But it still […]
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Brazil prepares another rate cut
Central bank is likely to lower the Selic monetary policy rate by 75bp this week, analysts say
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Peru wants Odebrecht to pay more than $25m to settle bribery case
President Pedro Pablo Kuczysnki says the company, which has admitted to paying $29m in bribes in Peru, could potentially pay an even higher amount in fines
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Argentina moves to attract investment by lifting foreign capital restrictions
Government decrees a stop to a 120-day holding period as the Macri administration struggles to lift the country out of a recession
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Ecuador bars Odebrecht from new contracts
Andean nation becomes the third country to prohibit the Brazilian builder from developing new public works projects