Chile-based investment bank Celfín Capital has seized the boom in 2010 as an opportunity to push it into the big leagues.
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Best Bank – Bolivia
Bolivia’s small size has meant its banks suffered few effects of the credit crisis in 2008 and 2009.
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Best Bank – Peru
In the April-June period, Banco de Crédito Del Peru (BCP) achieved some of its best quarterly results to date, supported by a strong reactivation of the Peruvian economy.
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Best Bank – Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) Republic Bank has been able to grow its assets despite a weak economy and reduction in its loan portfolio.
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Xstrata Commits to Peru
Peru may end up calling 2010 the year of Xstrata. It unveiled plans to invest $7 billion in deals including one the president calls “the contract of the century.”
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Infrastructure Investment: The Big Shortfall
As LatAm stares down a growing list of infrastructure needs, builders and governments hope private lenders return. The only certainty is multilateral and state lending.
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People: Brazilian IB Moves
Eduardo Centola has joined UBS as CEO of the investment bank in Brazil, where the Swiss bank is focused on rebuilding its coverage.
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Debt: Quasi Sovereigns on Deck
To the relief of dizzy investors and baggy-eyed bankers, LatAm issuers began to take a minor breather in October, slowing from September’s breakneck pace that saw $14.6 billion in cross-border dollar bonds.
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Best Bank – Dominican Republic
Banco de Reservas has shrugged off macroeconomic weakness in the Dominican Republic caused by the global financial crisis and continues to grow.
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China Latin America Links Proliferate
Cultural barriers remain, but the China-LatAm relationship is starting to blossom. Both sides hope to convert dialogue into more frequent large transactions.