Camisea Gas Arrives Peru’s President Alejandro Toledo inaugurated in August the $2.69 billion Camisea gas project. The pipeline from the rainforest and over the Andes to export terminals on the […]
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Kings of the Capital Markets
Citigoup is the best investment bank and Cleary, Gottlieb is the best law firm serving Latin America. Mexico is the best sovereign issuer.
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Going Global, At Last
After seven years of being restricted to investing in Mexican bonds, the country’s pension funds can now put their assets into equities and foreign securities.
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Fine-Tuning Market Debt
Mexico carried out a landmark global-for-global bond exchange in April. Andrés Conesa, head of public credit, says the deal saved money, improved investor relations and will help the sovereign price future bond issues more efficiently.
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Branching Beyond Home Markets
Caribbean banks are looking for scale as they assume more aggressive pan-regional strategies. Trinidadian players are leading the pack.
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Another Wake Up Call
Politicians again are demanding that Mexico’s banks lend more. As the pressure mounts, consumer finance companies are steam-rolling into the market.
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Playing Hard to Get
América Móvil waited years to issue its first international bond. When the Mexican cellphone company finally went to the market, plenty of investors wanted a piece of the action.
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The Power of Pidiregas
Mexico’s off-balance sheet financing scheme got the massive El Cajón dam project underway.