Latin America is a region ripe with investment opportunities, but also one bedeviled with perils. The future of Latin America’s largest economies; Argentina, Mexico and Brazil, is looking uncertain. Yet […]
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The Cost of a Strong Peso
The Mexican peso is one of the few currencies to have risen in value against the dollar this year. That is a major psychological boost for Mexico but it’s wreaking havoc on its competitiveness.
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September 2001
Argentina once outpaced the rest of Latin America but its
problems have become so severe that its worsening economic
problems could affect the rest of the region.
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Caught in the Middle
Banorte is too big to be a regional player and too small to be a truly national bank. Its management has just one goal in mind.
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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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The search for efficiency
Through regulatory changes and product diversification, the Brazilian Futures Exchange is becoming a major player in the global markets.
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Contagion or isolation?
Octavio de Barros, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Brasil’s chief economist, considers the effects of the Argentine crisis on Brazil.
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Lending less, doing more
The Brazilian national development bank still makes loans, but it is working to develop the local capital markets
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The struggle for transparency
Big business, investors and government agencies are locked in a political battle that could help decide the future of Brazil’s fading equity market.
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Down to the Green Door
Consumer finance is a high-margin and increasingly high-tech business. The traditional market leaders are coming under pressure from banks and US multinationals.