As Venezuela confronts one of the most turbulent periods in its recent history, the government and its people struggle to hold on to democracy and to a cohesive society. Jonathan Wheatley reports in this supplement.
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Tending Both Sides of the Budget
Jesús Bermúdez, Venezuela’s deputy finance minister, says the government has assembled a coherent plan to attack one of the country’s most serious economic weaknesses, its deteriorating […]
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Divergent Paths Interest rates in Mexico and Chile are at historical lows, in spite of the growing uncertainty afflicting most of the region. Chile is located next door to Argentina, […]
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An Intercontinental Mix
Cemex, the Mexican cement company, is a global player that has acquired competitors on five continents. But the markets are carefully watching Cemex?s Asian expansion, worried that it might now be overextending itself.
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An Inconsistent Response
Caribbean nations with substantial offshore financial sectors have not responded uniformly to international efforts to crack down on money laundering and tax evasion.
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Fighting on All Fronts
As Secretary of Mexico?s Ministry of Comptrollership and Administrative Development, Francisco Barrio Terrazas is the country?s anti-corruption czar. His job, and that of his office, is to stamp out deep-rooted government corruption and promote financial transparency and accountability in all public institutions. Here Barrio describes Mexico?s multi-pronged attack on dishonesty and fraud in government, and acknowledges that a prolonged and relentless effort is necessary to alter the course of decades of corruption.
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Life is not a beach
The major Caribbean countries this year face rising debt loads, election uncertainty and economic challenges.
To keep investors satisfied, they must maintain fiscal discipline and diversify their markets.
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No Bells and Whistles Needed
Riding on the tails of Mexico?s freshly upgraded credit rating, Grupo Televisa, the Spanish-language television broadcaster, was able to raise $300 million with 30-year plain vanilla bond in the international market.
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Making A Jamaican Statement
Canadian mutual fund magnate Michael Lee-Chin recently expanded his empire with the purchase of Jamaica?s largest bank. He plans to use National Commerical Bank?s 50 branches to distribute every conceivable financial product.
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In the Belly of the Curve
Peru ended its 74-year absence from the international bond markets in February when it issued $1.43 billion worth of 10-year global bonds in a well-received deal that included a Brady […]