Enter QuirogaOn August 7, an unpretentious 41-year-old engineer wearing Bolivia’s red, yellow and green presidential sash, stood in the Casa de la Libertad in Bolivia’s capital city and took over […]
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Equal Rights for All
The government has introduced broad changes to Mexico’s securities legislation to give minority investors greater rights.
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Blame Everyone
Two years ago, Ecuador was at the forefront of an anguished debate over the appropriate role of the International Monetary Fund, bondholders and the local government in sorting out the […]
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Growth Interrupted
The economic slowdown in the US has pushed Mexico into recession. But its links to the US, low inflation and a government committed to reform make Mexico the strongest economy in Latin America.
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Bridging the Divide
Central America and southern Mexico are hoping that together they can achieve what they have failed to do on their own. The omens are not good.
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Learning to Live in a Competitive Market
Retail banking in Mexico used to be a simple business. That has changed as interest rates collapse and foreign banks buy up more of the country’s banks
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Six hours, $1.5 Billion
With its lightning-fast bond issue in early August, Mexico seized on a hot investment grade bond market and succesfully tapped into taht strong demand.
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Not Much of a Safe Haven
The Mexican Stock Exchange has performed well this year, beating the US markets. However, its future is in the balance as it struggles to maintain trading volumes and liquidity.
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Sovereign Report
Colombia Swaps, Issues, and Reopens Colombia carried out an impressive domestic debt exchange in June reducing its financing needs for next year. The government exchanged $2.45 billion in debt for […]
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Too Little, Too Late?
In July, Colombia’s three feeble stock exchanges merge into a unified bourse. The question is, will the change restore equity investment in the country, even if sovereign risk improves?