Mexico’s director of public credit, responsible for managing the country’s debt issuance, embodies Mexico’s culture of continuity in economic policy.
Category: Regions
The Stability Dividend
Vicente Fox promised radical reforms to restructure the economy – then failed to deliver. Despite political disarray, Mexico’s financial system keeps growing.
A Playground for Multilaterals
Enlightened regulation has made Colombia’s debt market a launch pad for innovative new structures from domestic and international issuers.
Bond Market Battle
Pointing to unused money in investors’ portfolios and the unmet needs of smaller companies, Caribbean brokerage firms are gearing up to rival banks’ bond business.
It’s Time to Rethink China
Latin America must come to terms with China’s emergence as a global political and military power, instead of simply viewing it as a fabulous new export market for raw materials. by David Hale*
Davids and Goliaths
The Caribbean is becoming a battleground where small, but nimble local banks face off against powerful international competitors.
Gas-Fired Development
Trinidad is using its oil and gas wealth wisely to build an advanced society. Will it be able to forge crucial international partnerships in time?
Hunting the Green Flash
Caribbean countries are looking for ways to fuel long-term growth. Will that prove as elusive as the legendary green flash at sunset?
A Young Man with a Mission
Guillermo Babatz wants to revolutionize Mexico’s mortgage industry and reshape the country’s capital markets, too.
