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.
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A Shrinking Universe
More corporate consolidation in Latin America has taken out a number of the region’s best investment plays. But Brazil’s banking sector and potential divestments by Latin conglomerates still offer tantalizing assets.
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Down Again Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s popularity has taken a hammering with the country’s power shortage. The government has ordered Brazilians to cut consumption by 20%. Power rationing is […]
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Spot the Market Failure
Brazil’s plans for a wholesale power market backfired as poor management and weak regulations pushed it to the brink of collapse. The market’s difficulties are part of the wider crisis affecting the Brazilian electricity system.