A busy June and July, the prospect of continued low interest rates and unrelenting gigantic fund inflows have DCM braced for a flurry of activity in September.
Category: Regions
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Caribbean Tourism Crawls Back
After taking a drubbing during the global crisis, Caribbean tourism is slowly coming back to life. However project finance is hard to get and generally more expensive.
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Brazil-Peru: The Gateway to Asia
Brazil is building infrastructure throughout neighboring Peru with a view to opening up shipping routes to Asia. The substantial investment also boosts Peru’s long-term development.
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M&A: LatAm Jumbo
LatAm-targeted M&A reached $115.1 billion in the first half of 2010, which according to Dealogic, is the highest half-year volume on record for the region and more than double the first half 2009 trade of $40.7 billion.
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Bill Rhodes: The LatAm Moment
Veteran banker Bill Rhodes says shifts in global growth create opportunity for LatAm. He predicts a slowdown in the US, which he urges to strengthen ties with the region.
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Investment Bank Fees: Glass Half Full?
Investment bankers have run out of ways to describe the rich revenue potential in LatAm. Those with other products to offer are chasing a much bigger pot.
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Investment Bank Compensation: Brazil Pay Leads EM
As competition to attract talent intensifies, Brazilian investment bank pay could spiral out of control. Upwards salary pressure shows no signs of abating.
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Central Bank Ranking: Close Calls
Mexico edges out Brazil and Chile for this year’s prize among the region’s central banks. The trio is not without criticism in what has been a tricky 12 months.
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Ajegroup Sees Asia Growth
Besides new Thai operations, Peru-based Ajegroup is modernizing and expanding in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is adding new products, bolstering marketing, and forecasting significant growth in Asia.
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IFC’s Nina Shapiro: Passion for EM
The IFC’s popular treasurer is forced by internal rules to step down. But the irrepressible Nina Shapiro has no intention of quitting emerging markets.