Two US power companies find that gaining a controlling interest in Peruvian utility means setting a precedent and contending with local investors.
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Retail group courts small borrowers
Targeting the micromarket is a strategy that businesses other than banks are pursuing. Mexico’s Grupo Elektra, a home furnishing and appliance conglomerate, is extending credit to the poorer end of […]
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Chinese Checkers
Smaller countires in Latin America are strengthening their relationships with Taiwan, but at what cost?
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Bad Timing?
The privatization of Colombia’s power sector is being fiercely debated. The government’s plan is under attack from several angles.
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Controversial Calls
Credit rating agencies may be too negative on Latin American sovereign risk following their misjudgments in Asia and Russia.
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Colombia’s financing needs: No hurries there
If Colombia had not gotten a commitment for multilateral credit, things would have been different. But government officials are reassured after securing $6.9 billion in multilateral financing for 1999-2002. The […]
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The Road Back
Colombian banks, with the government’s help, are struggling to avoid future crises.
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Capital Classification
One of the perennial complaints leveled by analysts against Mexico’s banks is that the institutions are unduly lax about what they classify as productive loans and what they consider to […]
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Financial Footwork
Following some well-publicized failures, Mexican banks are seeking to boost their profile through capitalization and consolidation.
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The Waiting Game
International energy companies are eager to open the investment floodgates if, and when, Mexico reforms its electricity sector.