Trinidadian banks are competing with foreign institutions for supremacy in the region.
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Digging for Growth
A potential mining boom helps Peruvians surmount pessimism over foreign multinationals’ withdrawal from the multi-billion dollar Camisea project.
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Dominican Utility Ushers in Privatization Efforts
The Dominican Republic is selling five state-owned businesses with the hope of improving the country’s competitiveness and productivity.
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Flying the Island Skies
Local carriers are vying for a bigger share of the Caribbean market.
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Front Notes
Brazil and Ecuador are playing the central roles in a new twist to the classic good news, bad news tale. Investor sentiment was firmly on the rise last month, and what had been seen by many observers as an almost inevitable restructuring of Brazil’s domestic debt burden is now rarely mentioned. The country’s resurgence gained […]
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Heading for the Exits
Private equity exits in Latin America are few and far between. But that may soon change as investors reach their deadlines for cashing in.
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Help Wanted
An embattled President Jamil Mahuad is pinning his hopes on am IMF bailout to solve Ecuador’s financial crisis, but critics call it a Band-Aid solution.
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Liquid Loans?
LSTA aims to bring standard documentation to the market for Latin American loans.
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Merge or Die
Grupo NBK’s Omar Goyenechea explains the ins and outs of the consolidation process sweeping through Peru’s banking system.