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World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks in Latin America 2013
Global Finance names the World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Latin America NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 Global Finance...
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Banking
Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil
BANKS PITCH IN TO HELP BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH By Antonio Guerrero Brazilian private-sector banks pledge to increase lending this year, according to Finance minister Guido Mantega. Following a meeting with bankers in February, the minister said banks ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Regional Report: Latin America
VIVID LANDSCAPE IN FOREST PRODUCTS By Antonio Guerrero Despite currency volatility and slowing demand from China and Europe, Brazil, Chile and other key Latin American markets continue to churn out wood pulp for export, and the sector is ...
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Safest Banks in Latin America: April 2013
GLOBAL FINANCE names the Safest Banks in Latin America: April 2013 NEW YORK, February 26, 2013 Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com)...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmaker: Venezuelan Successor Fails To Allay Concerns Over Power Vacuum
NEWSMAKERS: VENEZUELA By Valentina Pasquali As Hugo Chávez’s 13-year-long domination of Venezuelan politics is overshadowed by ill health, speculation over who will carry on his legacy is largely focused on vice president Nicolás Maduro Moros, whom Chávez himself appointed as his ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil
BP TO EXPAND ETHANOL PRODUCTION By Antonio Guerrero Aiming to accelerate industrial growth, the Brazilian government extended its PSI investment program through 2013, providing $48 billion in financing to support subsidized loans for industrial producers to invest in ...
Banking
Global Salon: Sergio Luna, Banamex
DIVERGING ECONOMIES By Vanessa Drucker For this month’s Salon, Global Finance sat down with Sergio Luna, assistant director of economic research at Banamex and liaison to the research group of economic analysis and markets, Citigroup, in New York. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Videgaray Appointment Signals Mexico Is Ready For Reform
NEWSMAKERS: MEXICO By Valentina Pasquali Still struggling with drug-related violence that has killed more than 60,000 people in the past six years, Mexico is a country on the mend. Finance minister, Videgaray, will target energy and fiscal ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Review: Sustainable Growth In Latin America
SUSTAINING MOMENTUM By Antonio Guerrero Prolonged Western concerns and slowing in China are beginning to affect the region’s outlook. It will be up to Latin America’s largest economies to keep the impetus alive. According to the IMF’s ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Latin America: Brazilian Protectionism
BARRIERS TO ENTRY By Antonio Guerrero Though its economic growth may be stalling, Brazil is still an attractive destination for investors. But the recent imposition of tariffs on certain imports has sparked an international ruckus. For several ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Latin America: Rise Of The Mexican Jaguar
RISE OF THE “JAGUAR” By Antonio Guerrero Mexico’s new business-friendly president has promised to open up state-owned oil companies to private investment. If so, Mexico could overtake Brazil as the region’s largest economy within a decade. Photo ...
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Awards: World’s Safest Banks 2012
ANNUAL SURVEY: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance presents it annual ranking of The World’s Safest Banks. European banks still account for 20 of the World’s Safest 50 Banks, but Europe’s hold on the ...