José Angel Gurría, Mexico’s veteran finance secretary and an architect of the country’s economic reforms, says adiós after more than two decades of public service.
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Standing On Their Own
Three years after the government pension plan overhaul, new financial regulations are helping Mexicans discover non-traditional ways to plan for their economic futures.
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The High Cost of Turbulence
Venezuelans and Colombians are tucking their money away in Miami at a rate of over $500 million a month as the outlook at home goes from bad to worse.
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Latin America’s Best Bank
It has paid back the government and assembled capital reserves way ahead of schedule. Now Mexico’s Banamex is at the top of its game as the country moves beyond the peso crisis.
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Sovereign Report
Mexico Weighs In Mexico returned to the Japanese market in September with a ¥50 billion four-year Samurai deal, five months after issuing a five-year, ¥50 billion Samurai in April. This […]
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Banco del Istmo Gains Momentum
Panama’s largest local bank, Banco del Istmo, is primed to become Central America’s leading financial institution. This is no small order in a region with more than 150 local banks […]
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Business & Banking
ING Sells Mexican InsurerGrupo Financiero BBVA-Bancomer, Mexico’s largest financial group, bought out ING Groep’s stakes in three financial services companies for $693 million. ING, the largest financial services company in […]
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Under New Management
Panama struggles to remain Central America’s financial and transportation center despite growing international doubt about its commitment to playing by the rules.
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Archive: Trouble in the Andes
Venezuela and Colombia have become two of the most dangerous places to do business in Latin America. Their financial systems are in disarray. Venezuela’s Hugo Cháves and Colombia’s Andrés Pastrana are taking starkly different approaches to dealing with their countries’problems.
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Colombia’s Growth Industry
Kidnapping has become one of Colombia’s most common forms of serious crime, with a record 3,100 cases reported in 1999. Human rights campaigners say they expect even more cases this […]