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Latin America And The Caribbean: Stormy Recovery Path

Despite hurricane damage, average economic growth in the Caribbean is expected to top the Latin American average according to the IMF. However, Dominica's GDP is expected to decline and weak growth is likely in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands where pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses were compounded by storm damage.

Award Winners

Latin America: Variety Adds Spice

Ever-changing political and economic environments keep cash management professionals agile.

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Latin America Back On Track

A nascent global recovery is improving prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean—albeit unevenly.Foreign direct investment is increasing, commodity prices have bottomed out, and six countries will hold presidential elections through the end of October.

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Stormy Recovery Path for the Caribbean

Despite hurricane damage, average economic growth in the Caribbean is expected to top the Latin American average according to the IMF. However, Dominica's GDP is expected to decline and weak growth is likely in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands where pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses were compounded by storm damage.

Country Report

Mexico Slows As Politics Flares

Peso volatility and investor caution are likely to linger through the middle of the year.

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Argentina Railway Revives With Upsurge In New Investments

Just two of several programsover the past two years haveattracted $45 million from local and foreign private inerests and created at least 8,000 jobs.

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Countries With Most FDI In 2018

Overall global FDIdeclined last yearwith developed economies seeinga decrease in flows even asdeveloping economies saw an increase.

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Colombia | Coffee Grows Better After Guerrillas Leave

Turning old violent areas into competitive coffee producers still faces some obstacles.

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Brazil | Meirelles Enters The 2018 Presidential Race

Meirelles has fed his political ambitions since vacating his position as president of global banking at FleetBoston Financial in 2002, when he retired and returned to the state of Goiás, his homeland.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sovereign Debt | Venezuela Defiant In Face Of Bond Default

Venezuela’s external debt is variously estimated between $120 billion and $143 billion, including as much as $63 billion of foreign bonds.

Banking

Latin American Banks | Q&A With Banco del Estado de Chile, Chairman

Enrique Marshall, Chairman, Banco del Estado de Chile,winner of the Safest Bank in Latin America award 2017, spokewith Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about what he thinks of Chile's economy and thebanking ecosystem in the country.

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Q&A with Manuel Jesus Bautista, Governor Central Bank of Honduras

ManuelJesus Bautista, Governor, Central Bank of Honduras won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards 2017. He spoke with magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the growth prospects for Honduras' economy and how the country could see an increased rate of inflation for 2017.