Latin America Archives

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Features

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender

Can reserve currency status be far behind?

Banking

Private banking continues to thrive in the devastated Latin American economy.

Award Winners

Covid-19 caused banks to sprint to digitalization, but the transformational journey is long and ongoing.

News

As leader of a nation marred by deep political divisions and devastated by the coronavirus epidemic,GuillermoLasso faces monumental challenges.

Banking

Global Finance presents this year’s Best Banks in Central America.

Banking

Latin America’s Best Banks focused on stabilizing their economies.

Banking

The Best Banks in the Caribbean delivered via technology and are solidifying operations for post-pandemic economic recovery.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Argentina is strengthening its tech sector to attract new investment, but political uncertainty remains a deterrent.

News

Retail e-commercejumped 36.7% in 2020, to $84.9 billion in sales throughout the region in 2020 driven by the pandemic and lockdowns.

Data

Struggling to control Covid-19 and obtain vaccines, Latin American governments are hoping commodities exports will pull them through.

Data

With tourism struggling and fiscal troubles looming, Central America and the Caribbean see commodities and tech as economic lifelines.

Award Winners

Regional banks are betting cash management digitalization and better cash-flow forecasting will give clients an edge post-pandemic.