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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Executive Insights: Peru Central Reserve Bank Chairman Julio Velarde Flores

Julio Velarde, chairman of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, talked to Global Finance about the impact of Covid-19 and expectations for the future.

Award Ceremonies and Events

World’s Best Banks 2020: Latin America

It has been Global Finance’s practice to conduct a Best Bank award ceremony during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. As this year’s Meetings have gone virtual, so will Global Finance’s awards ceremony. Below are a selection of winners ...

News

Emerging Markets After Covid

Emerging and developing economies will likely be hardest hit by Covid-19. Rebuilding will require addressing preexisting conditions as well as the new ones.

News

Brazil’s Water Auction Looms

More than half of Brazil’s 209.5 million people do not have access to water or sewer services.

Banking

World’s Best Banks 2020: Latin America

Latin American banks recognized by Global Finance are recommitting to customer service—with digital tools.

News

Central And Latin America Hit Hardest By Falling Remittances

A squeeze on jobs and wages in the US and other developed countries will translate into fewer remittances, affecting less-developed regions such as Central and Latin America.

Features

COVID-19 Spoils Tech Sector Investment Run

Investment in Latin America is drying up because of the global pandemic.

Data

Guatemala’s Gradual Growth

Guatemala continues to expand amid social tensions, crime and COVID-19.

Data

Still Growing Despite Woes

Central America is set to maintain above-average economic expansion in 2020.

Data

Latin America: Slow Recovery

Seeking to bounce back from a lost half-decade, Latin America still faces declining global demand and internal unrest in much of the region.

Data

Spotlight On The Caribbean: Changing Weather

Guyana’s oil bounty could benefit the whole region, but climate events threaten tourism.

Features

Coronavirus Unlikely To Derail Brazil’s Growth

Brazil's economic fundamentals may be strong enough to withstand any coronavirus-related headwinds.