Power outages have long been a normal feature of life for the Dominican Republic. But fresh investment and the unraveling of longstanding disputes may offer relief to consumers
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Reliance on remittances
Forty-one Dominicans have been reported killed or missing in September’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. But the uncertainty goes on for millions more. In common with many small […]
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Banco BISA Branches Out to Overcome Challenges
Competition with foreign banks such as Citibank and BSCH’s Banco Santa Cruz have kept Banco BISA, Bolivia’s largest domestically owned bank, on its toes this past year. The bank is […]
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Renewed reforms, Continued growth
For the Dominican Republic’s economy to keep humming, the government must continue upgrading its fiscal and tax regulations rather than become complacent because of past successes.
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Banco Bolivariano Survives the Storm
Miguel Babra Lyon The Ecuadorian banking system collapsed in 1999, and the banks left standing are still reeling from the aftershocks. In July, the Ecuadorian government shut down the country’s […]
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Going Big, Going Wide
Banorte, Mexico’s leading regional bank, has bought Bancrecer, a bank with a strong branch network in an attempt to create a powerhouse operation that serves the enitre country.
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A Dominican Rebound
Despite intense market volatility in September, the Caribbean country was able to raise $500 million with a debut global bond. The issue is an effort to develop the Dominican Republic’s yield curve.
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Competent, Committed and Controversial
With three decades of finance experience and long alliance with Peru’s president and finance minister, newly appointed Prime Minister Roberto Dañino could add another shot of credibility to Toledo’s administration. But critics view Dañino as an opportunistic outsider.
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People
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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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.