LatinFinance - July/August 2015 - 1

MARCELO FRANCO, AGÊNCIA BRASILEIRA GESTORA DE FUNDOS GARANTIDORES E GARANTIAS

"ECAs ARE DEFINITELY
IMPORTANT FOR
BRAZIL'S EXPORTS,
NOT ONLY WHEN A
CRISIS ARISES BUT ALSO
TO PROVIDE STABILITY"

INVESTOR REPORTS

27/ INFRASTRUCTURE
Mexico

28/ Opportunity
knocking

Major players are angling for
a place in Mexico's midstream
sector
Central America

32/ Building
attraction

Northern triangle countries
target international funding

AWARDS & SURVEYS

Best Corporates

36/ Shining through
Executives of the region's top
capital markets issuers discuss
their capital markets approach

COVER STORY

Sliding
fortune

12/

The uncertain fate of
Petrobras' partners clouds
the road ahead

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02/ Front notes

Borrowers take their chances in
the bond market

04/ People news
05/ Loans news
08/ Bonds news
10/ Equity & M&A
news
48/ Parting Shot

FEATURES

Trade Finance

18/ Guaranteed
revival

Brazil is touting a little-know
export finance guarantee
Institutional Wealth

25/ Planning for the
future
Diversifying investments for
Central American pension
funds

ON THE COVER

Trickling down: The impacts
of Lava Jato continue to
reverberate. Photographed by
Fredrik Broden

JULY/AUGUST
2015
CONTENTS

Economist Carlos Melconian
outlines the steps Argentina
must take to return to the global
market

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