Banorte has come a long way in a short time. As Mexico’s last big locally-owned commercial bank, Banorte has its work cut out to compete against giant foreign-owned banks that […]
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Solidly Profitable
This year, LatinFinance has selected Banco General as bank of the year in Panama. While other big Panamanian banks aim to become regional players, Banco General has decided to expand […]
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Pipelines of Discontent
Bolivians threw out a government over plans to export natural gas. Bolivia and other gas-rich Latin American countries risk forfeiting forever the North American market that is theirs to lose.
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The Bank That Could
BBVA Banco Continental, Peru’s second largest bank, is beginning to catch up with its fiercest rival, Banco de Crédito del Perú. Although locally-owned BCP is the country’s largest bank, Continental […]
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Running Out of Time
Colombia will soon become a net importer of oil unless it can attract more investment. International oil companies want the government to offer them a better deal.
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América Móvil Moves In
The Mexican cellular operator has gobbled up competitors in South America in a bid to be a top player in every market where it operates.
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Political Problems Bedevil Toledo
Despite Peru’s strong economic record, its president is very unpopular and investors are frustrated by his policy indecision.
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Mid-Size Ministering
Pedro Aspe, the former Mexican finance minister who resurrected the country’s finances in the late 1980s, raises money for small- to medium-sized companies starved of capital.
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The Mexican Banking Crisis Lives On
Eight years after the government’s banking intervention, the Mexican public still lacks a full accounting of the costly decisions taken to stabilize the country’s financial system.
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Gil Díaz’s Strong Hand
Mexico’s finance secretary has firmly managed Mexico’s accounts, even paying off the last of the country’s Brady bonds. Economic stability and low inflation now are hallmarks of Latin America’s biggest economy.