Latin America/Caribbean

The Andes’ Anti- Capital Capers

Bolivia’s prospects for an inaugural sovereign bond previewed at the IADB annual meeting were undermined by President Morales’ May Day ...

Mexico’s Spurned Wal-Mart Special

Mexican shares, after mirroring the MSCI’s advance, nosedived as heavyweight Wal-Mart was reportedly ensnared in large government payoffs to secure ...

Cartagena’s Post-Summit Tourist Travails

The Americas Summit in Colombia concluded without commercial or diplomatic breakthroughs as notoriety focused on US Secret Service nocturnal leisure ...

Cuba’s Papal Blessing Blemishes

Cuban debt saw rare actions in the exotics market as the Pope visited the island to encourage religious revival and ...

The IDB’s Forked Road Determination

The Inter-American Development Bank’s annual meeting report on “Forking Paths” matched participant sentiment as souring on stalwart destinations Brazil and ...

The Americas’ Summit Leaning Ledges

After 2009’s sedate gathering in Trinidad and Tobago, hemispheric leaders will follow the IDB annual meeting with a summit in ...

China’s Latin America Loan Lurches

As Chinese-Latin American government development loans at almost $40 billion in 2010 surpass the traditional Bretton Woods providers with a ...

Central America’s Cramped Election Campaigns

Central American components of JP Morgan’s new NEXGEM index struggled for traction amid a string of early-year elections turning on ...

Brazil’s Unseaworthy Flotation Attempts

Brazilian stocks after rocketing 20 percent were shaken by the failure of simultaneous IPOs as a startup travel company and ...

Argentina’s False Positive Pivots

Argentine bonds roller-coastered to the top of the EMBI charts as President Kirchner’s thyroid cancer scare proved to be misplaced ...

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