Politicians again are demanding that Mexico’s banks lend more. As the pressure mounts, consumer finance companies are steam-rolling into the market.
Category: Regions
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.
Branching Beyond Home Markets
Caribbean banks are looking for scale as they assume more aggressive pan-regional strategies. Trinidadian players are leading the pack.
The Power of Pidiregas
Mexico’s off-balance sheet financing scheme got the massive El Cajón dam project underway.
The Next Frontier
Mexico’s nascent private equity industry is picking up as investors identify promising opportunities. All they need now is to find an exit.
Gridlock in the Bond Market
Demand from institutional investors in Mexico’s bond market outstrips supply. There are just not enough high-quality bonds around, but this could be changing.
Mexico’s Sterling Effort
Mexico sold the largest-ever bond in British pounds placed by an emerging market issuer, locking in low prices in a demanding market that few Latin American issuers can access on a regular basis.
Pemex Heads for Home
Taking advantage of strong domestic demand for peso-denominated paper, Mexico’s national oil company launched the country’s largest-ever peso bond and got bargain pricing.
A Bond With A Twist
Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly, faces an unusual problem for a major oil company. Although it is one of the world’s largest oil producers, it is financially overstretched because it […]
A City Sidesteps Federal Help
The quest for money to build a water treatment plant led a Mexican city to devise a new financing mechanism that may help raise money for local government projects in […]
