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Asset prices in emerging markets rallied to record highs in the first quarter of 2006, with bonds and equities posting strong performances on top of already remarkable 2005 gains. Spreads on dollar-denominated bonds issued by Latin American borrowers tightened by 68 basis points in the first quar...

In the second quarter of 2006, a hearty dose of volatility returned to financial markets. During May and June, uncertainty towards the global economic outlook amid rising interest rates prompted investors to abandon riskier markets around the world. Stocks in emerging markets plummeted as a resul...

Emerging market bond spreads tightened to record low levels in 2005, as a result of the search for yield in face of ample global liquidity and improving fundamentals in emerging market countries. According to J.P. Morgan, most of the EMBI Global's 8.96% total return in 2005 was derived from sprea...

Este documento tem como objetivo descrever a evolução da indústria de fundos de investimentos, no Brasil, desde a reforma financeira de 1964-1966 até os dias de hoje, avaliar a sua eficiência microeconômica e macroeconômica e discutir as perspectivas da indústria à luz da regulamentação e da macr...

For six years, the global economy has been driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policies of easy money. Liquidity has flowed from developed to developing economies, financing infrastructure and corporate investment and allowing consumers to indulge in credit-fuelled retail spending. Thus the effe...

El presente documento constituye la tercera parte del proyecto “Gobernanza corporativa y desarrollo de mercados de capitales en América Latina”. En la etapa previa y en este estudio se analizan algunos aspectos del desarrollo de la gobernanza corporativa en el Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y el...

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter of 2018) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean. The main highlights are: The Latin America and ...

In 2018, bond issuance from Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) slowed, bond spreads widened and credit quality deteriorated. The region saw the best and the worst conditions for tapping international capital markets in 2018. In January 2018, issuers from the region placed their highest ever m...