Category: Brazil

Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria wants to consolidate its Latin empire and crown its Brazilian bank king of that and more. But the Spaniards face well-capitalized global opponents in the grab for the Latin American market.

Four classes of Brazilian Brady bonds were eligible for the swap. These were par series Z-L bonds due 2024 (par bonds), front-loaded interest reduction with capitalization series L bonds due […]

Brazil joins the growing trend-offering paper that’s more liquid but equally high-yielding.

In an interview with LatinFinance’s Brazil correspondent Jennifer L. Rich, the president of Brazil’s central bank defends his institution’s strategy for creating economic stability.

Brazil’s investment banks search ways to protect themselves against increasing foreign competition.

The movement to untangle Brazil’s central bank from political influence has reemerged after a swift succession of leaders.

Note: All indices are in local currency terms, as are volume figures. Economática is a historical database which covers nearly 1,100 securities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and […]

After two postponements, the Brazilian government finally succeeded in awarding the third of four “mirror” licenses to compete with Telefonica in providing fixed-line telephone service to the state of São […]

Multimedia companies line up to reap the rewards of Brazil’s newly opened telecom market.

Note: All indices are in local currency terms, as are volume figures. Economática is a historical database which covers nearly 1,100 securities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and […]