Latin America
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Banking
Introduction | 2015 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings
Developing countries have long sought a greater voice in running the IMF and World Bank. The rise of rival development banks gives them more options—and more leverage.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Peru Upbeat About Slowdown?
Compared with several other markets in the region, Peru’s economy is rock-solid.
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2015
Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. The winners have provided the best service to clients.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazil Ratings Downgrade Keeps Coming
Major rating agencies are chasing each other in downgrading Brazil, as the country struggles with recession, a spiraling devaluation of the real and a damaging political crisis.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Special Economic Zones: Who Wins, Who Loses?
In the race to attract foreign direct investment, countries are opening SEZs at a furious rate. Winnowing down the choices requires some serious due diligence.
Features
Uruguay Regional Champ
Wedged between Brazil and Argentina—two neighbors with serious economic problems—Uruguay is an attractive foreign direct investment alternative in Latin America.
Award Winners
A Local Business With International Reach
Global Finance interviewed Derek Pattison, Scotiabank’s VP of wealth management, Bahamas, on the importance of responding to clients’ needs for any product, anywhere.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
PDVSA Scrambles To Make Up For Lost Oil Revenue
Milestones | Venezuela
Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, is being squeezed by low oil prices, and the government in Caracas is feeling the pain.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Straight Shooter Makes Mexican Political History
Newsmakers | Mexico
In June, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón became the first independent candidate to be elected a state governor in Mexico, winning office in Nuevo León.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Chilean Economy | All Eyes On Valdés To Spur Growth
Chile | For years Chile has been recognized as one of the best-performing emerging markets in the world. But a combination of external and internal factors have changed that.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Record Korean Financing Set For Brazil Steel Plant
Capital Markets | Project Finance
Brazil’s multinational metals and mining group Vale has signed a $2.1 billion agreement with the Export-Import Bank of Korea.