Brazil Sells Stake in Copene After two failed attempts, the Central Bank of Brazil finally sold its controlling stake in Petroquímica do Nordeste (Copene), a producer of petrochemical products located […]
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Sculpting Brazil’s debt profile
The Central Bank is working to improve the country’s debt profile.
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Consolidating and Integrating
With the Brazilian government’s divestment from a major petrochemical group, the industry is on its way to reaching global standards of efficiency.
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Specializing or scaling up
Banks in Brazil are continuing to pursue one of two strategies to try to maintain their historically handsome returns.
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Mexico Comes Out on Top Brazil is not the largest economy in Latin America any more. Mexico has overtaken Brazil this year, with GDP rising to $615.3 billion. Mexico’s economy […]
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The battle for Brazil
With few major Brazilian mandates available, investment banks are scrambling to innovate.
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The search for efficiency
Through regulatory changes and product diversification, the Brazilian Futures Exchange is becoming a major player in the global markets.
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The struggle for transparency
Big business, investors and government agencies are locked in a political battle that could help decide the future of Brazil’s fading equity market.
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Brazilian Credit Expansion Hits A Bump
Brazilian banks aggressively expanded credit to their customers last year, with average loan portfolios at the largest banks growing by a third. But the country’s energy crisis is constraining loan growth and earnings, and testing the lending prowess of local banks.
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Settling Into a Niche
As the number of banks serving the Latin American market shrinks, relationships with local companies take on added importance. A surevy by Greenwich Associates of CFOs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico finds that international and local banks each serve a role.