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Country Report

Paraguay: Making The Right Moves

Paraguay has emerged from the shadows of its larger neighbors Brazil and Argentina to become the “little China” of South America. Its against-the-odds economic success story is sustained by an investment-friendly climate and strong fiscal discipline.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trade Pact Sails Forward

Ratified by more than 110 of 164 member countries, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has gone into force, launching “a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world,” according to the WTO.

Award Winners

Latin America Winners: A Need For Speed

Coverage of Latin Americaregionalwinners ofGlobal Financemagazine's 2017 awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management.

News

New Mayor Sells Off São Paulo

New mayor of São Paolo João Doria, a businessman, plans to sell the racing circuit of Interlagos and the operation of Pacaembu soccer stadium.

News

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.