➤ BlackRock believes a low interest rate environment will continue to push Brazilian investors into riskier assets, including stocks. ➤ The passage of fiscal reforms and privatizations could pave the…
A potential default of sovereign bonds could trigger further U.S. dollar withdrawals while jeopardizing the quality of banks’ premium dollar loan book to exporting companies. With the May 8 deadline…
The coronavirus lockdown has been an efficiency crash course for heavyweight banks in Brazil. Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, which shifted 95% of its headquarters, customer service and digital agency personnel…
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the first critical test to digital lenders in Latin America, as the crisis strains funding resources and raises serious concerns over asset quality deterioration. Some…
Chilean banks, which already were bracing for fallout from political turmoil, are now also having to contend with a global health pandemic that is threatening the country’s economy. Widespread and…
Latin American banks are sufficiently capitalized to withstand ongoing turmoil as effects from the financial crisis and the commodity shock bleed into regional economies, provided that these conditions do not…
Just a few weeks ago, 2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for Brazilian initial public offerings. But with fears over the novel coronavirus battering markets across the…
“We want your confidence back,” Pedro Guimarães told the investment community shortly after taking over as interim chairman at IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA. “We had a confidence crisis because of an…
