Argentina needs to arrest the high inflation that is hindering the development of long-term capital markets. Jason Mitchell reports.

As foreign players enter the market, John Rumsey in San José asks how much competition is healthy for Costa Rica’s banks?

This time, Mexico looks as though it is prepared for the downturn of the US economy. Monica Campbell reports.

US acceptance of International Financial Reporting Standards is a breakthrough, but UK bankers foresee a discrepancy between rules-based and principles-based systems, writes Michael Imeson.

Any hopes of Q4 results helping to restore the battered fortunes of the top five US banks were dashed as a further wave of bad news from the economy and escalating fall-out from the subprime crisis hit confidence.

John Rumsey reports on a new generation of firms in the Latin Americas that are breaking free from old traditions.

With mayhem in the banking sector in the US, the Canadian banks that have reported at their financial year end, October 31, 2007, appear to be sailing serenely on.

With a thriving economy that appears to be on the up, Panama is seeing a wave of takeovers by foreign banks. John Rumsey reports.

Bankers fear that the US’s proposed regulation to prohibit banks from handling transactions related to illegal internet gambling would damage the payments system, writes Michael Imeson.

Latin American companies are snubbing local acquisitions in favour of far-flung deals but SMEs will find it hard to play, writes John Rumsey in São Paulo.