Emerging & Frontier Markets
Eyes On New Legislature For Venezuela
The opposition party in Venezuela won the majority of seats in the National Assembly (Venezuela’s parliament) in national elections early in December.
Latin America
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Chile Is Set To Join Roster Of Debtor Nations
Hit by a sharp decline in the price of copper, Chile is putting the brakes on public spending with a 2016 budget that aims at keeping costs under control.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Eye On Trade
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria, professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, says the slowing of international trade since the financial crisis is a major threat to the world economy.
News
Future Growth In Ecuador Linked To “Knowledge” Economy
In the province of Imbabura in northern Ecuador, approximately a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the capital, Quito, and close to the border of Colombia, sits Yachay, the country’s first planned “city of knowledge.”
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Latin America Cleans Up Its Act
Grassroots anti-corruption movement promises new era of transparency.
Banking
Padilla: Bearer Of Bad News, Unpopular Choices
Puerto Rico
He has become the face of Puerto Rico’s woes, warning in media interview after interview of its inability to pay its bills and serving as the island’s bearer of bad financial news.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The Brazilian Lion’s Next Tax Bite
Trends | Taxation
Brazil is well known in the global business sector for its tax complexity, heavy tax burden (around 35% of GDP) and high use of technology for tax collection. Not for nothing do Brazilians call their tax authority—Receita Federal do Brasil—“the Lion.”
Banking
Staying Safe With The Award Winners
Global Finance interviews senior executives from some of the banks featured in this year’s World’s Safest Banks rankings.
Awards
Best In Class 2015
A selection of winners from Global Finance’s awards program over the past year.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Brazil and Beyond
Neil Shearing, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, visited Global Finance on September 10, just as Standard & Poor’s cut Brazil’s public debt to junk level. We asked him about the outlook for that country and other emerging markets.
Banking
Central Banker Report Cards 2015
Global Finance’s annual evaluation of the work of the world’s central bankers found some stellar performances, and some dismal ones. The toughest challenge for many: propping up falling prices.
Banking
Continental Divide In Latin America
Regional Report | Latin America
The large economies on the east coast of Latin America—Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina—are slumping badly. Things are far different out west.