Argentina shoots for loan to refinance debt - LatinFinance World Bank Group is working on a guarantee to allow the sovereign to refinance a "relevant" portion of its debt

World Bank Group is working on a guarantee to allow the sovereign to refinance a “relevant” portion of its debt

#TheWorldBank #InternationalMonetaryFund #Argentina #LuisCaputo

Robust demand greets Brazil's euro bond comeback - LatinFinance Sovereign's biggest-ever international offering draws strong bidding given attractive IPTs, investor says

Sovereign’s biggest-ever international offering draws strong bidding given attractive IPTs, investor says

#RepublicofBrazil #Europe #CapitalMarkets

Argentina will rein in inflation to spur investment: Caputo - LatinFinance Minister forecasts slower inflation, something executives say is key in order for companies to finance a pipeline of projects

Minister forecasts slower inflation, something executives say is key in order for companies to finance a pipeline of projects

#JPMorgan #YPF #Argentina #LuisCaputo #Economy #Policy

Risk of LatAm fiscal slippage grows as Iran war drags on - LatinFinance Governments will have to weigh the trade offs between cushioning the energy price shock for consumers and taking on more debt, experts say

Governments will have to weigh the trade offs between cushioning the energy price shock for consumers and taking on more debt, experts say

#InternationalMonetaryFund #TheWorldBankGroup #InternationalEnergyAgency #LatinAmerica

Peru's Fujimori poised for her fourth presidential runoff vote - LatinFinance Keiko Fujimori leads a crowded field of presidential hopefuls, according to exit polls, securing her place in a June runoff

Conservative former lawmaker Keiko Fujimori leads a crowded field of presidential hopefuls, according to exit polls, potentially securing her place in a June runoff

#Ipsos #DatumInternacional #Peru #Politics

Mexican state-run utility’s investment arm seeks to raise around $2.8 bln in equity and debt to fund new projects

#CFECapital #Mexico #Energy #Electricity

Cencosud prices its first international deal in almost two years and two other issuers line up offerings, amid global relief rally

#Cencosud #Chile #CapitalMarkets

InterCement gets new owners - LatinFinance Consortium led by Argentine businessmen Marcelo Mindlin acquires the debt-laden Brazilian cement maker

Consortium led by Argentine businessmen Marcelo Mindlin acquires the debt-laden Brazilian cement maker

#InterCement #Latcem #Brazil

Chilean retailer starts calling investors to pitch its first deal since 2024, hot on the heels of a large local bond offering last week

#Cencosud #Chile #CapitalMarkets

Brazilian investors anticipate end of Lula era - LatinFinance Flávio Bolsonaro has garnered support despite a still-sketchy economic program, while another right-wing candidate hopes to ride the anti-Lula wave

Son of ex-president Bolsonaro is neck-and-neck with Lula in the polls despite a still-sketchy economic program, while another right-wing presidential candidate hopes to ride the anti-Lula wave

#PartidodosTrabalhadores #Brazil #Economy #Politics

Colombia finmin threatens to boycott rate policy meetings - LatinFinance German Ávila says he's abandoning the bank's board in protest at Tuesday's rate hike, potentially hobbling future monetary policy decisions

German Ávila says he’s abandoning the bank’s board in protest at Tuesday’s rate hike, potentially hobbling future monetary policy decisions

#BancodelaRepública #Colombia

Advent invests in Natura - LatinFinance US private equity firm will acquire up to 10% of the Brazilian cosmetics maker after it scaled back its international ops to curb debt

US private equity firm will acquire up to 10% of the Brazilian cosmetics maker after it scaled back its international ops and cut debt

#Natura #AdventInternational #Brazil

Argentina election risk pushes up local bond rates - LatinFinance Government paid significantly more to issue local USD bonds that mature after next year’s presidential election

Government paid significantly more to issue local USD bonds that mature after next year’s presidential election

#Argentina #JavierMilei

LatAm has resource buffer if Iran war hurts growth: BlackRock - LatinFinance Region is well-placed to withstand any war-induced global slowdown due to its wealth of metals needed for the AI buildout, senior strategist tells LatinFinance

Region is well-placed to withstand any war-induced global slowdown due to its wealth of metals needed for the AI buildout, senior strategist tells LatinFinance

#BlackRock #BankOfAmerica #LatinAmerica #Economy #Policy

Argentina to sell more hard-dollar bonds in local market - LatinFinance Sovereign is also selling state assets to raise funds for debt payments through the middle of next year

Sovereign is also selling state assets to raise funds for debt payments through the middle of next year

#ArgentinaTreasury #Argentina #LuisCaputo #DebtFinancing

Brazil bond investors grow selective - LatinFinance Companies are refinancing debt but at a price, given local risks and volatile global markets, say market sources

Companies are refinancing debt but at a price, given local risks and volatile global markets, say market sources

#Raízen #CréditAgricoleCIB #Brazil

Mivivienda interrupts lull in cross-border issuance - LatinFinance Bond sale by the Peruvian state-owned lender could herald the reopening of the market, unless the Iran conflict intensifies

Bond sale by the Peruvian state-owned lender could herald the reopening of the market, unless the Iran conflict intensifies

#FondoMIVIVIENDA #Perú #CapitalMarkets

Argentina lines up $9 bln for debt payments - LatinFinance Economy minister says the government has found cheaper alternatives to selling an international bond

Economy minister says the government has found cheaper alternatives to selling an international bond

#Argentina #LuisCaputo #CapitalMarkets #Economy #Policy

More suitors emerge for Fibra Macquarie - LatinFinance Fibra Prologis's recent bid for the Mexican real-estate investment trust prompts competing bids from two of its rivals

Fibra Prologis’s recent bid for the Mexican real-estate investment trust prompts competing bids from two of its rivals

#FibraNEXT #FibraMty #Fibra #Mexico

McEwen Copper plans IPO to fund Argentine project - LatinFinance Canada-based company may also list the shares in Argentina, a senior executive tells LatinFinance

Canada-based company may also list the shares in Argentina, a senior executive tells LatinFinance

#McEwenCopper #RIGI #McEwenMining #Canada #Argentina #Equity

Argentina aims to extend boom in project financing - LatinFinance Foreign minister says more VMOS-style deals are looming as investment surges

Foreign minister says more VMOS-style deals are looming as investment surges

#IEFA #Rigi #Argentina #Energy #InfrastructureFinance

IMF warns LatAm faces uncertain fallout from Iran war - LatinFinance Conflict could slow growth, tighten financial conditions and complicate policy choices across the region

Conflict could slow growth, tighten financial conditions and complicate policy choices across the region

#InternationalMonetaryFund #InterAmericanDevelopmentBank #IDBgroup #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Economy #Policy

Oil surge scrambles LatAm bond deals - LatinFinance Cross-border bond sales have dried up since the start of the Iran war and buyers are likely to get selective when issuers return to market

Cross-border bond sales have dried up since the start of the Iran war and buyers are likely to get selective when issuers return to market

#PIMCO #AegonAssetManagement #InstituteOfInternationalFinance #LatinAmerica

LatAm braces for oil price shock - LatinFinance High oil prices could test the region's recent fiscal advances, as government officials look to help consumers and businesses with energy subsidies

High oil prices could test the region’s recent fiscal advances, as government officials look to help consumers and businesses with energy subsidies.

#InterAmericanDevelopmentBank #GoldmanSachs #InternationalEnergyAgency #FitchRatings #LatinAmerica #Economy #Policy #Oil

Iran war oil surge risks upending LatAm investment boom - LatinFinance Energy price shocks and fears of stagflation rattle one of emerging markets’ strongest investment stories

Energy price shocks and fears of stagflation rattle one of emerging markets’ strongest investment stories

#IDB #IIFLFinance #UBS #UsFederalReserve #Iran #UnitedStates #Israel

GPA moves to restructure debt - LatinFinance Brazilian retailer reaches a deal with creditors for an out-of-court restructuring plan as debt payments loom

Brazilian retailer reaches a deal with creditors for an out-of-court restructuring plan as debt payments loom

#B3 #GPA #Brazil #Debt

Brad Saúde aims to raise capital for expansion: CEO - LatinFinance The newly-formed healthcare group of Brazil's Banco Bradesco expects to gain easier access to the capital markets with consolidated structure

The newly-formed healthcare group of Brazil’s Banco Bradesco expects to gain easier access to the capital markets with consolidated structure

#Odontoprev #BancoBradesco #BradSaúde #Brazil #CapitalMarkets

Simpar unveils BNDES-backed capital increase - LatinFinance Brazilian conglomerate gets a helping hand from the development bank's private equity arm

Brazilian conglomerate gets a helping hand from the development bank’s private equity arm

#Simpar #BNDES #Brazil #Debt

Raízen mulls out-of-court debt restructuring - LatinFinance Brazilian sugar and ethanol giant plans talks with creditors after Cosan says it won't match partner Shell's proposed capital injection

Brazilian sugar and ethanol giant plans talks with creditors after Cosan says it won’t match partner Shell’s proposed capital injection

#shell #Cosan #RaízenEnergia #Brazil #Debtrestructuring

GPA hires advisors, gains large investor - LatinFinance Local holding Bonsucex lifts its stake in the Brazilian supermarket chain as it moves to refinance short-term debt

Local holding Bonsucex lifts its stake in the Brazilian supermarket chain as it moves to refinance short-term debt

#AlvarezMarsal #B3 #Bonsucex #Brazil