Panama once again dominates The Banker's Top 100 Central American Banks ranking, though a new leader has emerged in the shape of Banco General. Silvia Pavoni reports.
View from IDB-IIC Annual Meeting 2018
Date: 22-25 March
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
The Banker’s ‘View From’ series brings you regular multimedia coverage and summarises the key themes from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) annual meeting.
The Banker will cover the event through a video interview series with key industry figures and policymakers.
Key topics:
- Trade
- Regional integration
- Infrastructure financing
- Financial inclusion
Mauricio Cardenas, finance minister, Colombia - View from IDB 2018
Colombia is recovering from a big economic shock, explains the finance minister Mauricio Cardenas to The Banker's editor Brian Caplen.
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- Lea Gimenez, finance minister, Paraguay - View from IDB 2018
- Mauricio Cardenas, finance minister, Colombia - View from IDB 2018
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