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Winners and Losers in LATAM
June 4, 2009Some of the multilateral development banks in the Latin Americas region are proving stellar sources of funding at this time of crisis, although others are lagging behind with depleted reserves. Writer Jane Monahan
Chávez takes on banking sector
September 1, 2008President Hugo Chávez’s decision to nationalise Banco de Venezuela has come at a time when government-bank relations are uneasy following a Ministry of Finance crackdown on foreign exchange controls. Writer Jane Monahan.
Playing ball with Chávez
September 3, 2007Banks that co-operate with Venezuela’s government can make good profits, but some fear a total takeover of the banking system is the true game plan. John Rumsey explains.
Investors weigh up possibility of default
July 2, 2007If Venezuela bows out of the multilateral lending agencies, as the president has mooted, bondholders could be in for a mini windfall. John Rumsey reports.
Banks thriving despite Chávez bravado
March 5, 2007Venezuela’s president may shock with his ‘socialist’ pronouncements but the banking sector is not worried.
Icelandic masterclass in the art of good public relations
June 5, 2006Under pressure from rating agencies, Reykjavik’s top financial brass politely make their case – unlike Venezuela’s premier Hugo Chávez.
US seeking antidote to the Chávez effect
April 3, 2006Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s anti-US stance is causing consternation in Washington, says Peter Hakim.
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