Securitization – repackaging mortgages into tradable securities – became popular in Colombia long before it started to catch on in other Latin American countries. Now Colombia has taken another important step forward […]
Category: Regions
Posted inMagazine
Opening New Paths
Late in 2004, Colombia broke with tradition. In place of its usual year-end dollar bonds to pre-fund spending in the year ahead, it issued landmark peso-denominated global bonds. The CP954.24 […]
Posted inMagazine
A Time for Technology
The US and Asia are surging ahead in technological innovation. Pessimists claim Latin America will never catch up. Are they right?
Posted inMagazine
A Never-Ending Bond
Mexican oil producer Pemex gets $1.75 billion with a groundbreaking perpetual bond that draws mainly Asian investors.
Posted inMagazine
Leading the Pack
Mexico’s anemic banking industry is back in shape and ready to grow, possibly at surprising rates. One bank in particular is especially well positioned: BBVA Bancomer.
Posted inMagazine
On the Home Front
Sane macroeconomic policies and government planning have boosted real estate investment in Mexico. Other countries should follow its lead.
Posted inMagazine
Taking a Local Perspective
Research is becoming more focused on specific industries and domestic markets, a field led by research analysts at European and local firms.
Posted inMagazine
On Guard for Labor
Mario Gabriel Budebo’s job at the head of Mexico’s pension fund regulatory agency has him advocating for a single, but powerful, constituency: organized labor.