Syndicate desks stay in touch with clients, although no deals appear in sight
Category: Latin America
CAF lends to BBVA in Mexico
South American development bank also receives $160 mln from France’s AFD to fight global warming
Chinese financing for environmental transition
Recognized as the biggest greenhouse gas producer in the world, China’s domestic bond market is a major global player in pushing into burgeoning green finance.
Coronavirus outbreak puts brakes on project finance
Lenders focus on reviewing their portfolios and providing short-term liquidity, rather than drumming up new deals
Venezuelan opposition critical of Maduro’s $5 bln IMF plea
Opposition sees ulterior motives in Maduro’s COVID-19 loan request
Argentina seeks to extend maturities on $7.9 bln in local bonds
Government wants time for foreign-law debt restructuring and extraordinary spending during COVID-19 crisis
Petrobras presses divestments forward after oil price plunge
Brazilian oil company may have to execute a u-turn, oil and gas specialists say
Emerging market outflows exceed $50 bln since outbreak
Outflows are already twice as much as during the financial crisis of 2008, according to the IIF
LatAm borrowers hunt for liquidity
Companies draw down revolvers and seek new credit lines as industries question how long it will take to contain the coronavirus
Latin American airlines cut capacity, suspend guidance
Coronavirus wreaking havoc on regional airline operations, stock prices
