Andes
Andean Markets: Banking Sector Outlook for 2017
With stable GDP growth, strong demographics and a flurry of infrastructure programmes under way in the Andes, the region’s banking sector needs to provide the financial backbone for further development of some of the most flourishing economies in the EM space – that is, if the banks are able to steer clear of the pitfalls: corruption scandals, market volatility, and a potential global trade…
20 Feb 2017
Colombia’s Central Bank Chief Vows to Aim for Inflation Target Despite Headwinds
Juan Jose Echavarria, the new Governor of Colombia’s Central Bank, has come into the job at a time of uncertainty for global markets. With inflationary pressures simmering, countered by the need to boost growth through tightening, Bonds & Loans asked the country’s top banker about the legacy he has inherited and how the Bank plans to navigate the challenging economic landscape ahead.
16 Feb 2017
Odebrecht Scandal Has Deeper Implications for 4G Funding Environment
The unprecedented corruption scandal engulfing Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has reverberated throughout the industry, seeping into neighbouring Colombia and Peru and leading to the delay or outright cancellation of some of the region’s flagship infrastructure projects. We speak with Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno, President of the National Infrastructure Agency of Colombia (ANI), about…
15 Feb 2017
Sustainability Drive Sparks Green Bond Interest Across South, Central America
Sustainable energy and infrastructure projects across South and Central America are attracting attention from investors, but the outlook is challenged due to a lack of awareness on the ground.
27 Jan 2017
Cutting Red Tape and Supporting Infrastructure Development in Peru
Peru has over US$45bn in infrastructure projects currently tied up in administrative deadlock. But the government’s private investment promotion agency Proinversión, which oversees the approval process for the country’s public-private partnerships (PPP), is currently embarking on a complete overhaul to relieve the bottleneck and help stimulate further infrastructure development. Bonds & Loans…
19 Jan 2017
LatAm Dollar Pipeline Swells but Local Currency Deal Outlook Uncertain
Emerging market debt took a significant hit after the surprising victory of Donald Trump last November, which was followed by a US interest rate hike weeks later. Concern over the President-Elect’s protectionist policies provoked capital outflows and a significant spike in borrowing costs for US-linked EMs, freezing almost US$10bn worth bonds that were supposed to be issued by Latin American…
12 Jan 2017
Andean Markets: An Outlook for 2017
Divisive politics and persistently low energy prices will cast a pall over the entire Andean region in 2017, even while each country within the region represents a unique storyline for investors. The lack of political unity in each Andean market is further challenged by a global environment that has turned hostile with rising interest rates, depressed commodity prices and anti-trade rhetoric…
11 Jan 2017
Outlook Bright for Loan Financing in Chile’s Renewables Sector
Chile has been one of the major success stories in Latin America over the past decade. As the economy slowed in the past year amid the commodities slump, the Chilean government is looking to attract local and foreign capital to finance an ambitious programme of sustainable energy projects across the country. The country is well positioned to succeed in this endeavour, analysts believe.
11 Jan 2017
Interview with Gustavo Galvis, Chief Representative, Andean Region & Central America, EDC
We spoke to Gustavo Galvis, Chief Representative, Andean Region & Central America, EDC, in the run-up to the Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes 2017 conference, to discuss the new opportunities around the 4G Programme and other infrastructure developments, which kind of projects are bankable for EDC and the challenges for the Andean economies in 2017.
10 Jan 2017
Interview with Carlos Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, Andino Investment Holding
Carlos Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, Andino Investment Holding spoke to Bonds & Loans about the scale of the infrastructure gap in Peru and new investment opportunities in the Andean region in the run-up to the Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes 2017 conference.
9 Jan 2017