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Insider At UN To Mitigate Antiglobalism

António Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal and UN high commissioner for refugees, took over on January 1 for a five-year term as the United Nations secretary general.The fact that Guterres ran a major UN agency during a global refugee crisis would help him to focus on ways to better integrate the various UN operations and to partner with other institutions.

Data

Panama Booms But It’s “Pay to Play”

Panama has a claim as economic growth champion of Central America. Still, for investors, growth isn’t everything, and in Panama, corruption is a significant problem.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Brazil: New Entities Take On Credit Analysis

With alternative lending on the rise, Brazil seeks to establish new and reliable sources of financial information.

News

Colombia: Unsettled After Voters Nix Peace

Columbian voters stunned observers on October 2 by rejecting the peace deal between the government of president Juan Manuel Santos and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), despite a 52-year civil war that has claimed approximately 220,000 ...

Features

Felaban Draws Bankers To Buenos Aires

The Felaban Annual Assembly in Buenos Aires in November is expected to be one of the biggest networking events of the year for international bankers.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Lat Am: Boxed In By Circumstance

Latin American nations seeking fiscal fixes encounter a wide variety of factors beyond their control.

Features

Macri Measures Buck Populist Electorate

Foreign-currency bonds offer Argentina needed resources but come with heavy risks.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Citi Earmarks $3.5 Billion For Argentine Clients

<strong>CREDIT LINE </strong>| On a visit to Argentina in August, Citi CEO Michael Corbat met with the country’s pro-market president, Mauricio Macri, and announced a $3.5 billion line of credit for the bank’s 1,300 corporate and institutional clients in the country.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Latin America

Insider At UN To Mitigate Antiglobalism

Panama Booms But It’s “Pay to Play”

Brazil: New Entities Take On Credit Analysis

Colombia: Unsettled After Voters Nix Peace

Felaban Draws Bankers To Buenos Aires

Lat Am: Boxed In By Circumstance

Macri Measures Buck Populist Electorate

Citi Earmarks $3.5 Billion For Argentine Clients

Cuba Says Welcome, But Bring Your Own Financing

Parente To Lead Petrobras In Fire Sale

Peru’s New President Seeks Unity After Tight Race

Political Mayhem Adds To Olympic Woes