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With the Brazilian government's divestment from a major petrochemical group, the industry is on its way to reaching global standards of efficiency. After two failed auctions in eight months, Brazil's [...]

With investors ever more skittish, Argentine companies are relying heavily on their relationship banks for financing. Pecom's unsecured note is carrying the company through a rough time in the markets. [...]

With its lightning-fast bond issue in early August, Mexico seized on a hot investment grade bond market and succesfully tapped into that strong demand. There is no longer any question [...]

Oil revenues have made Trinidad & Tobago a rich little country and an exporter of capital. The government's challenge is to channel some of that money into the local economy. [...]

The Caribbean republic of Trinidad & Tobago has created a vibrant capital market that seeks to act as a regional banking center, serving public- and private-sector institutions. Foreign direct investment [...]

The world's largest Spanish-language media group appears to have solved its immediate debt problems. But the company may face an even bigger challenge in its bid to raise the ante [...]

Argentina has cast a long shadow over the region, but a select group of issuers can still raise capital in any form, as long as they get the price, structure [...]

The largest and longest-dated bond issued in the Bolivian market could open the door for more private sector projects looking to find financing in the local markets. Bolivia's nascent capital [...]

A recent bond issue by the Mexican national oil company proves that it is parting ways with other emerging debt markets issuers, a trend that investors support. Petroleos Mexicanos, the [...]

Though it is an added cost, political risk insurance can help companies in emerging markets earn higher bond ratings than they would otherwise and set them apart from the political [...]

More corporate consolidation in Latin America has taken out a number of the region's best investment plays. But Brazil's banking sector and potential divestments by Latin conglomerates still offer tantalizing [...]

A Brazilian bond issue that protects investors from currency devaluation -- a big problem in the capital-starved Brazilian energy sector -- is a strong test case for future project finance [...]

Kidnapping has become a growth industry for gangsters and guerrillas in Latin America, which is why insuring against ransom payments is also growing exponentially. The kidnap-for-ransom insurance market is growing [...]

The principal Latin sovereigns are issuing less debt and using greater finesse to manage their yield curves. Can Argentina match the growing talent of Brazil and Mexico? Domingo Cavallo, Argentina's [...]

Transelec's double-barreled bond was designed to match its revenue streams. The issue went like a dream, in spite of emerging market volatility and turbulence in the power industry. A$710 million [...]

Jamaica is shaking off years of recession and the effects of a severe banking crisis. But the country still must deal with a debt mountain and a difficult business climate. [...]

Jamaica's government faces a prolonged struggle to manage its debt mountain despite privatizations and the sale of financial institutions. Now the government is turning increasingly to the international capital markets. [...]

Jamaica wants to become the silicon island of the Caribbean. Tourism has spawned a vibrant services industry and the country hopes today's call center employees will be tomorrow's programmers. Jamaica's [...]

The government is cleaning up the banking system, but Jamaicans are still paying a heavy price for botched financial liberalization in the 1990s. The government set up Finsac, or the [...]

Brazil's cleverly structured Brady exchange allows banks to swap bonds on their books without taking a hefty charge. Mexico was the first to follow suit with a $3.3 billion copycat [...]

By spinning off America Movil, Telmex's wireless business can more effectively create a pan-Latin presence. The new company has $2.5 billion in cash and is on the fast track for [...]

Central American countries are scrapping their currencies and adopting the dollar instead to buttress economic reforms and strengthen their financial systems. However, as Argentina's troubles have shown, this is a [...]

The international debt markets responded enthusiastically to Argentina's $4.2 billion bond swap that reshaped the country's repayment schedule. The deal was a strong show of investor support and could revive [...]

Alejandro Toledo, one of the front-runners in Peru's April presidential race, chose Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the veteran international financier, as his chief economic advisor in a bid to gain investor [...]

The Brazilian power industry needs more foreign investment and greater flexibility on contracts as the deadline for market liberalization approaches. Without changes, power outages are possible as the economy surges. [...]

Never before has a Latin sovereign issued debt denominated in another Latin American currency. Uruguay's highly successful Chilean-peso bond gave it a new investor base and put the region's local [...]

The deregulation and privatization of Latin America's energy industry should spark the use of financial tools such as weather derivatives to hedge against weather-related risk. Unpredictable weather and deregulation of [...]

After going up in smoke during Asia's financial crisis, the Samurai market has sprung to life, offering a valuable fund-raising alternative to Latin sovereign borrowers. A revival of the Samurai [...]

The government hopes that its long-delayed sale of state coal company Carbocol will renew international investor confidence, but other projects are still hampered by violent protests and legal wrangling. After [...]

Credibility and cash flows are beating out price as the keys to successful deals for Latin American infrastructure projects as investors cautiously weigh the risks. With international capital markets awash [...]

Investor enthusiasm for the Brazilian media company's euro issue this year sends a positive signal to Latin American corporate borrowers, who still need to work on raising their profile in [...]