Bolivia’s small size has meant its banks suffered few effects of the credit crisis in 2008 and 2009.
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Best Bank – Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) Republic Bank has been able to grow its assets despite a weak economy and reduction in its loan portfolio.
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China Latin America Links Proliferate
Cultural barriers remain, but the China-LatAm relationship is starting to blossom. Both sides hope to convert dialogue into more frequent large transactions.
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Central America: New Hopes for Integration
Crime and political rifts continue to block progress towards unity in Central America. Strides towards forging critical mass have been made, but full integration is lagging.
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Infrastructure Investment: The Big Shortfall
As LatAm stares down a growing list of infrastructure needs, builders and governments hope private lenders return. The only certainty is multilateral and state lending.
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Mezzanine Financing Comes to LatAm
Mezzanine financing is not as widely available from private equity firms in LatAm as in other emerging markets. This could start to change soon as both sides learn of the benefits.
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Southern Copper Strikes Back
Southern Copper faces stiff competition in Peru from new and expanding projects. But it is digging deep to keep on top as the country’s leading red metal producer.
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Xstrata Commits to Peru
Peru may end up calling 2010 the year of Xstrata. It unveiled plans to invest $7 billion in deals including one the president calls “the contract of the century.”
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Equity: Issuers Follow Petrobras
With Petrobras’ $70 billion capitalization out of the way, other LatAm equity issuers are cleared for takeoff.
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M&A: Asia’s Resource Play
Mexican telecoms and Brazilian oil pump up the deal volume numbers claimed by advisors, but flow is still up year-on-year, even after stripping out distorting Telmex and Petrobras trades.