Central bank taking further action to lower credit costs through competition; Banco Inter’s post-IPO growth shows digital banking opportunity.

Santiago Peña helped secure Paraguay’s relentless upward trajectory while minister of finance – now he has switched to the private sector and has the perfect perspective to judge the outlook for the Mercosur countries.

Another financial crisis has rocked the country.

When president Macri’s finance team settled with the bond hold-outs and re-opened Argentina to the capital markets, the good times rolled.

They are used to dealing with a crisis, but they can usually see one coming.

It was always going to be a tough year for debt capital markets in Latin America.

Jair Bolsonaro's election today as Brazil’s next president could well spell more market upside, but the nationalist protectionism that is likely to follow should give investors pause

If Argentina’s financial crisis is going to turn into a banking crisis, as it did in 2001, that transmission will first be identifiable in the deposits data.

All eyes will be on the next Brazilian president’s first steps towards a much-needed fiscal adjustment.

Brazil’s banks are now an election issue.

The resignation letter of Luis Caputo, until September 25 the president of Argentina’s central bank, is effectively the IMF’s receipt for the purchase of the country’s monetary policy.

Credit scoring changes could be the key to breaking Brazil’s interest-rate burden.

As the pool of fintech startups in Latin America deepens, ambitious founders have regional expansion in their sights.

For the first time since HSBC’s acquisition of a Mexican bank in 2002, its franchise is enjoying positive momentum.

Banks have found it hard to lend to Mexico’s large SME segment, but persistence is beginning to pay off for those with the requisite focus – and skills.

With presidential elections and the threat to Nafta hanging over Mexico, international investors pared risk to the country and deal flow slowed.

The informal economy in effect blocks growth, so why is no one proposing tax and social security reform to bring workers and companies into the formal sector?

Recent growth puts Banorte ahead of its 2020 targets; strong cash generation expected to lead to greater 2019 dividends.

Regulatory changes to Brazil’s positive credit bureau open way for fintech start-up; better data predicted to lead to lower cost credit and GDP growth.

Investors hoping new president adopts pragmatic approach; proposed referendum raises more questions than answers.

President-elect cuts pay, uses new level as public-sector ceiling; BNP Paribas expanding in Mexico.

The borrower is affected by currency turmoil and has its own problems to solve, but is still a safer prospect than numerous other EMs.