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Reports on the pressure on asset-backed bonds as Latin America copes with global recession, crisis in Argentina and Brazil as of December 2001. Vanilla bonds issued by Latin America since July to December 2001; Workers' remittances to selected Latin American countries from 2001-2002; Local markets that are developing commercial paper markets. INSET: Getting Off the Ground, by Maria O'Brien.

The article presents information on the achievements of Peruvian petroleum company Petroperú. Topics include the company debuting in the cross-border bond market in 2017 after obtaining finance for the expansion of its Talara refinery, they printing two billion dollars in 15 and 30 year bond papers in June, 2017, and its distinguishing factor being its ability to fund crucial projects.

The article focuses on the return of the paper and pulp producer company Klabin in the international market. Topics include the bonds issued by the company, the plans of the investors, and the interest of national development banks on the small business firms. The article also discusses the presidential elections in Brazil.

Presents an update on deals in the global banking industry as of August 2005. Upgrade of an investment-grade rating of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based Companhia Vale do Rio Doce by Moody's; Decision of U.S. retailer JC Penney to sell its stake in Lojas Renner in an offering on the São Paulo Stock Exchange led by CSFB; Amount of the bond issued by Chilean pulp and paper manufacturer CMPC.

With investors lapping up their high-yield paper, Argentine borrowers are making up for lost time [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Earnings for bond investors in Latin America have burst into life. The most impressive managers were those who were unafraid to pursue portfolio growth in the thorniest of places. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces that the first-ever U.S. dollar denominated delayed draw RPI securitization in Peru from sponsors TV Azteca and Tendai received the Best Bond award from "Latin Finance" magazine's 2015 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards.

The article provides information on the company Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) and its completion of forty years in operation. CAF lends at floating rate in dollars and has 55 percent in bonds, 25 percent in time deposits, 12 percent in commercial papers and short term loans, and 8 percent in long term loans. It states that Spain want 5 percent equity in CAF with 327 million dollars of paid in capital through 2015.

The article offers a look at some activities in the Latin American bond market. It cites the move by TGI, the Colombian state-owned utility, to issue $750 million in 2017 dollar-denominated notes. It mentions the move by Mexican paper and packaging company Corporación Durango to issue a $520 million bond that aims to yield 10.5% in 2017. It also discusses the reopening of Mexico's 2017 and 2034 sovereign bonds.

The article presents news on the Latin American financial market. Brazil sold a further $300 million of its 2022 real-denominated bonds in the international markets. Colombia bought back $468.4 million of foreign-currency bonds maturing in 2020, 2027 and 2033 towards the end of September 2006. Guatemala became the second Latin American nation to sign an agreement with the U.S. to swap debt for nature, exchanging $24 million in obligations for conservation of designated regions.

The article focuses on the InterNotes program issued by the Mexican government in February 2006. The program will be offered through a network of brokers in weekly auctions over the next few years. Retail investors can buy the Mexican bonds from leading U.S. brokerage firms in amounts of $1,000 for maturities ranging between two and seven years with a yield of 75 to 100 basis points above U.S. Treasuries.

The article reports that more bond market borrowers are expected to take advantage of the solid Mexican market conditions while others will close down by December 2016 to avoid risks. Topics include concerns about market volatility as the next move of the U.S. Federal Reserve after the presidential election and interest gained by the Mexico City Airport Trust green bond. Also cited is the issuance by Mexican lender Banorte of tier two Basel III compliant security notes.

The article discusses the economic history of investors, and bankers in Latin America. It reflects on the slow sale of bonds in the second quarter of 2014 due to the preparation for the Fifa World Cup to be held in Brazil. It discusses the financial performance of each countries in Latin America including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

Mexico's foresight, nimbleness and use of innovative structures marks it out as Latin America's most sophisticated sovereign borrower [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to Latin America's business deals. Venezuelan state-run oil giant PDVSA sold $7.5 billion of bonds, upsizing the issue from a planned $5 billion as part of the government's plan to reduce liquidity in the FX market. Cement producer Cemex sweetened its hostile bid for Australian building materials company Rinker in April 2007. CVRD, the Brazilian mining company, launched a $650 million, two-part loan to refinance a liquidity facility set up in 2005.

The article presents information related to bond issuance in the global financial markets. Brazil extended its global local currency curve with a $1.5 billion real issue of 10.25%, 21-year bonds. Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA has paved the way for more bond issuance by obtaining a risk rating from Moody's after six months of not being rated. Colombia's state-controlled Interconexión ElÉctrica SA (ISA) sold $554 million in bonds in a dual-tranche offering via its Brazilian unit.

Presents information on financial transactions in Latin America as of November 2005. Key factor that allowed Colombia to buyback dollar- and Euro-denominated bonds; Fund raised by Gerdau from global bond; Issuance of term-loan bonds from Codelco; Acquisition of Southern Star Concrete and Concrete Express by Cemento Argos; Percentage of the stakes in Central American Retail Holding Co. acquired by Wal-Mart.

Presents information on landbank peso-denominated global bonds issued by the Republic of Colombia in 2004. Comments from Arnoldo Casas, an analyst at brokerage Promotora Bursátil in Bogotá, on the bonds; Basis points of the bonds priced by bookrunner Citigroup; Total value of orders from investors.

Reports on the move of Petróleos Mexicanos to launch a peso bond. Amount of the bond launched; Effect of the bond on the domestic bond market of Mexico; Remarks from Mauricio Alazraki of Pemex on the bond.

Reports on the global bond issued by Petróleos Brasileiros (Petrobras) in Brazil in 2003. Value of the bond; Recognition given by the magazine "LatinFinance" to the bond deal of Petrobras; Reactions of investors to the bond deal; Impact of the bond deal on Brazil; Benefits of Petrobras bonds to investors.

Presents information on the twenty-year fixed rated bond of Mexico in 2003. Recognition given by the magazine "LatinFinance" to the success of Mexico in placing its 20-year bond in the market; Effects of the growth rate of the pension fund industry on public debts and external financing in the country; View of Carlos Kretschmer, managing director for investments at Afore Allianz, on the bond deal; Plan of the Mexican government for the bond deal.

Presents news briefs on business in Latin America as of March 2002. Amount of bonds issued by Brazilian paper and pulp producer Aracruz; Number of bread-making factories purchased by Grupo Bimbo in the U.S.; Percentage of Grupo Carso's share in southern rail company Ferrosur SA.

Presents news briefs on the secondary marketplace in Latin America as of May 2000. Approval of the loan of Ecuador by the International Monetary Fund; Launching of a 750 million euro five year bond by Argentina; Information on a letter of credit-backed commercial paper program arranged by Barclays for Petrobras.

Presents an update on issues related to financial deals in Latin America as of July 2004. Issuance of a floating-rate bond by the Brazilian government; Sale of the international bond of oil company Petróleos Mexicanos; Securities buy back offering of the Venezuelan government to local investors.

Focuses on the growth of the financial market in Mexico in 2005. Forecast of Bank of Mexico on bonds to be issued in the country in 2005; Companies that have issued bonds in the country, including Telefónica; Views of José Salce, head of investment of insurer Seguros Monterrey-New York Life, on equity market development.

Looks at the support of Asian investors to Latin American businesses. Sale of the perpetual bond of Mexican tortilla maker Gruma to Asian investors; Effect of the support on bankers; Information on the selling of investment trusts of Japanese postal service Japan Post according to Andrew Graham, portfolio manager at London-based hedge fund Sofaer Capital. INSET: No Sign of Life.

Presents updates on several bond deals in Latin America as of February 1, 2004. Amount of the C bonds sold by Brazil; Lead managers for the sale of Mexico's bargain bond in January 2004; Bond issued by Venezuela on January 9; Price of the twenty-year bond issued by Colombia.

The article focuses on the debt strategy by the Uruguay to reduce the debt and liability management on the local currency. According to the author the sales of bonds will help reduce the debts in dollars and investments. It is suggested that due to the decrease in the inflation rate economic growth is increased.

Excellent timing helped Peru execute Latin America's largest-ever local currency transaction in the international debt markets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the investment sector in Latin America as of September 2016. Topics discussed include comments from Kathryn Rooney Vera of Bulltick Capital Markets on the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on emerging markets, assessment by Matt Dukes of Deutsche Bank of the economic impact of the bond sale by Brazil, and the impact of Brexit or the British withdrawal from the European Union on global monetary policy.

This year's ranking of Latin American public credit offices demonstrated an agile and sophisticated approach to particularly difficult circumstances for emerging markets borrowers. By Miluska Berrospi [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hopes build for the new issue market in September and October, after a quiet spell in August. By Patrick Ferguson [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article talks about the lack of financing options available to second tier companies in Latin America. In Brazil, Luis Schiriak, chief financial officer of industrial group Votorantim, says it is still very difficult for smaller companies to issue debentures. It states that for many second tier corporates seeking long term financing, the U.S. high yield market is still the best alternative. Second tier companies might find more success in the cross border market for local currency bonds.

The article presents news briefs on deals in the financial services industry in Latin America. Union Bank of Scotland is planning to acquire Brazilian investment bank Banco Pactual for $2.6 billion. $160 million in catastrophe bonds was sold by Mexico. The 7.65% coupon global issue of the Republic of El Salvador was sold at 100.148 cents on the dollar.

Presents news briefs on financial transactions for businesses and industries in Latin America as of October 2004. Acquisition of RMC Group by Mexico's Cemex; Issuance of a perpetual bond from Petroleos Mexicanos; Acquisition of Laredo National Bancshares by BBVA; Credit rating given by Fitch Ratings to Venezuela's foreign and local currencies; Increase in stakes of the joint venture Brasilcel in regional telecommunication operating subsidiaries.

Sovereigns have tapped international markets with tightly-priced deals, but volatility and the Petrobras corruption scandal pushed Brazilian issuers to the sidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With liability management, a rare long-tenor deal in yen and a 100-year sterling bond, the issuer retains its lead among regional sovereigns [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The deal's negative new issue premium marked the culmination of a long-running liability management program that has lengthened the Brazilian company's maturity profile [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pemex The Mexican oil producer maintains its solid footing as it moves ahead with efforts to diversify its investor base [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chile impressed with the lowest coupon and yield ever achieved by a Latin American issuer for the 10 and 30-year tranches [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's pledged to protect the country from hedge funds that sue for returns on defaulted bonds. She criticizes the U.S. justice system for bringing Argentina to default as the country is threatened by a lawsuit that could push it to a second debt default in 12 years. The U.S. courts ruled that Argentina is incapable of service its exchanged debt and should pay the holdouts as per a pari passu clause in its contracts.

With US rates poised to rise, Latin borrowers are turning to Swiss francs in record numbers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information on public credit scorecard released by "LatinFinance" magazine for 2012 and 2013. Mexico dominated the ranking with deals that have achieved pricing lows. Mexico's 2 billion U.S. dollar-issue won the best sovereign bond award in 2013. Meanwhile, Colombia issued a 1 billion U.S. dollar-2023 bond.

The article reports on the status of debt capital markets in Latin America. It mentions that the region's issuance of credits by $158.9 billion in cross-border bonds from 400 transactions in 2012 compared to $128.6 billion in 2011. It notes that the closing months of the former year were set by issuance from investment grade and high-yield credits which are rated double B.

A surge in demand for emerging market debt has seen investors pile into the asset class - but tight supply in Latin America could see the region overshadowed this year by Asia [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses Mexican government's Samurai issue, a century bond, and a series of retaps that culminated in the reopening of the 100-year issue. The Mexican government's century issue via Goldman Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG was the largest century bond issued for any Latin American sovereign. Going forward, the sovereign of Mexico sees the dollar, yen, Swiss franc and euro markets as vital funding sources in 2012.

The article discusses whether the elimination of the IOF tax on certain Brazilian debentures can open the Brazilian market to broader foreign participation. Daniel Sonder, a director in the asset management division at Credit Suisse, says the move may inspire the market to get going and the IOF tax was the last big hurdle. Allan Hadid, chief executive officer (CEO) of BRZ Investimentos, believes that the next big wave of investment in coming years will be fixed-income credit in Brazil.

The article presents information on the performance of the Mexican bond market. Several Mexican companies are facing problem due to fears over weaker growth in the U.S. It is stated that Mexican companies are being hit harder as compared to their Latin American peers because of the fear that a worsening U.S. recession will have impacts on their profits more directly.

The article reports on the move of Brazil to reopen liquidity in the region as it aims to strengthen dollar and real benchmarks. Paulo Valle, the country's deputy treasury secretary and director of public credit, stated that they thought it was the right time to reopen bonds since the market conditions have gotten better in the area. It relates that the country needs to balance both global and domestic real bonds to remain at a good status in the financial sector.

The Colombia sovereign had been expected to access dollar bond markets, but a $1 billion reopening of its 7.375% of 2019 bonds issued in January came a surprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]