Americas
Brazil: What did Carnival Reveal? A Recovery, That’s What
Carnival in 2018 was the most festive in recent years. The streets were full and associations connected with tourism celebrated a marked increase in movement. With fear of the recession receding, consumers are gradually materializing their buying intentions once more.
7 Mar 2018
Brazil: The Economics of The Intervention in Rio
The federal public security intervention in Rio de Janeiro is one more example of the political perspicacity of the government leaders. In one fell swoop they managed to remove the monopoly on the public safety agenda of an important competitor, give a sign of strength to unfaithful allies, and put the opposition in the uncomfortable position of criticizing a measure with popular appeal.
26 Feb 2018
MTP CFO Gonzalo Cornejo on Setting the Pace for Securitisations in Mexico’s Local Market
Following its landmark local market securitisation debut – the first of its kind in Latin America, Mexico Tower Partners has proven itself to be both a leader in the country’s telecommunications infrastructure sector and a trailblazer in its financial markets. Bonds & Loans speaks with the company’s Chief Financial Officer Gonzalo Cornejo about how the deal was done and why it’s worth being first…
22 Feb 2018
Latin America Deals of the Year Awards 2018: The Winners
The issuers, borrowers and mediators of the most innovative and outstanding debt capital market deals on the continent to be lauded at the prestigious awards ceremony. Winners: Latin America Deals of the Year Awards 2018
16 Feb 2018
Brown Brothers Harriman: Frontier Sovereign Rating Model for Q1 2018
Brown Brothers Harriman: produced the following ratings model to assess relative sovereign risk in Frontier Markets. A country’s score directly reflects its creditworthiness and underlying ability to service its external debt obligations.
15 Feb 2018
As Chile Elects a Conservative, is Latin America Cooling on Populism?
Chilean politics is often seen as a bellwether for deeper shifts occurring across the continent’s political scene. The recent election of the “old new” president Sebastián Piñera is in line with the apparent swing to the right seen in recent years – but, more importantly, indicates that politics in Latin America is becoming more nuanced, predictable and mature.
13 Feb 2018
Emerging Markets and the US Dollar: What the Decline Means for EM Fixed Income
The decline in the Dollar versus Emerging Markets (EM) currencies began two years ago with more room to run, in our view. The unwinding of QE policies in the coming years will continue to weigh on the Dollar, and EM stands to benefit as capital inflows to EM ease important financial constraints. This should unleash stronger domestic demand and eventually more rate hikes than the Fed will deliver.
8 Feb 2018
HSBC: If Sustainable Finance is to Really Work, Mainstreaming Needs to be the Priority in 2018
If volumes are anything to go by, 2017 was a watershed year for green bonds, with the market seeing more than USD130bn of these securities issued globally. Emerging markets saw their fair share of firsts, including Latin America’s first sustainability bond, and the first green bond in Africa, while China continued to dominate the supply pipeline
2 Feb 2018
CASE STUDY: Renova Crushes USD410mn Loan with One of the Longest Tenors in Corporate Argentina
The IIC, IFC and Rabobank helped Renova, one of the world’s most competitive and highly efficient soy product producers, secure USD410mn financing package to expand capacity, stretch out its debt profile, and reaffirm investors’ interest in Argentina’s corporate credit universe.
24 Jan 2018
Paraguay is the new Star in the Mercosur
I have covered Paraguay since 2004, when I was working for Merrill Lynch. At that time, to open a relationship in Paraguay and get all approvals from compliance was a nightmare. The ROI was amazing, but the headache given by the account was three times greater than any other country in the region, too. Since 2003, however, Paraguay changed a lot.
22 Jan 2018