UPDATE: IMF approves $520 mln in emergency financial assistance for Jamaica
Category: Latin America
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Jamaica gets $520 mln in IMF emergency funding
World Bank approves $254 mln for cash transfers to low-income households in Bolivia
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Petrobras maintains production to meet Chinese demand
Brazil’s state-owned oil company says soaring demand for crude oil from China and weak local currency helps ease financial pressure
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US funds with LatAm equities see assets drop to four-year low
Lipper data shows US-based funds AUM fall below $7 bln for the first time since 2016
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FACTBOX 5/15/20: Latin America moves to mitigate impact of COVID-19
UPDATE: Mexican central bank cuts interest rates to support pandemic-hit economy
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BNP Paribas names new CIB head for LatAm
French bank also opens a securities services business in Mexico
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FACTBOX 5/14/20: Latin America moves to mitigate impact of COVID-19
UPDATE: AMLO lays out economic reopening plan; Chile’s central bank to extend services to non-bank financial institutions
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World Bank appoints new VP for LatAm, Caribbean
Veteran economist Carlos Felipe Jaramillo to manage relations with 31 countries and $32 bln in projects and grants
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FACTBOX 5/13/20: Latin America moves to mitigate impact of COVID-19
UPDATE: Ecuador adds $93.8 mln to IDB loan; Dominican Republic sells Treasury bonds to fight the pandemic
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GEB raises $400 mln in bond market
Bogotá’s city-owned energy company issues 10-year notes to cover investment plans