Government steps up efforts to persuade more people to invest in bonds and stocks, eyeing the $170 bln they have “under the mattress”
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Ecuador lands mega financing deal
The IDB package is the latest in a series of billion-dollar financing deals to be negotiated by the administration of Daniel Noboa
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Argentina gets third rating upgrade of 2026
Moody’s follows Fitch and S&P in boosting the sovereign’s rating, which official says will spur capital inflows
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Brazil rolls out financing to offset new US tariff
Lula administration approves loans and subsidies for rural and farming sectors, while holding fire on reciprocity legislation
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São Paulo taps World Bank loan
Loan will fund policy reforms designed to cut red tape and expand business opportunities in Brazil’s most populous state
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Brazil slams new US tariffs
The US government imposes 25% tariffs on most imports from Latin America’s biggest economy, which vows to retaliate
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Bolivia lines up development loan
Government signs MOU with US foreign aid agency Millenium Challenge Corp
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Incoming Colombian administration seeks support of multilateral lenders
Vice president-elect says a World Bank funding package and technical assistance from the IMF are in the works
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Argentina picks up international loans
Latin America’s third-largest economy will use the funds to refinance debt maturing in 2027 in lieu of tapping the global bond market
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USMCA uncertainty adds to Mexico rating concerns: S&P
Agency warns it could downgrade Mexico’s rating in the absence of fiscal consolidation or if economic ties with the US deteriorate