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IMF Reduces 2022 Economic Growth Estimate for Latin America and the Caribbean
February 1, 2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its 2022 economic growth forecast for Brazil and Mexico, the two largest economies in Latin America, by 1.2 percentage points each. The estimate for the entirety of Latin America and the Caribbean was also lowered by 0.6 percentage points to 2.4%, although Argentina is estimated to have a 0.5 […]
2021 Sustainable Finance Market Sets New Records
January 28, 2022
In 2021, over USD 1.6 trillion in sustainable debt was issued. The market also saw a 100% increase in green bond issuance from 2020 to 2021. Source: BNEF
Colombia Unveils USD 19 Million Guajira 1 Wind Farm
January 25, 2022
Colombia recently inaugurated the country’s largest wind farm, Guajira 1, which expects to generate around 20MW and had a total investment of about USD 19 million. Elecnor constructed the Guajira 1 wind farm, the first of 16 wind farms to be developed in the area. Source: Power Info Today
BMR Secures USD 88 Million Loan to Refinance Solar and Wind Project Debt
January 24, 2022
BMR Energy uses USD 88 million loan from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) to refinance the debt from its wind and solar photovoltaic independent power producers (IPP) in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Guatemala. Source: Jamaica Observer
InterEnergy Group Refinances its USD 42 Million PMGD Portfolio in Chile
January 24, 2022
InterEnergy Group is refinancing its combined wind and solar PMGD portfolio in Chile, worth USD 48.2 million through the private placement of bonds. Source: InterEnergy
ACCIONA Energía Closes on Placement of a EUR 500 Million Green Bond
January 24, 2022
ACCIONA Energía closes a competitive, long-term placement of a EUR 500 million ten-year green bond issuance, with nearly 80% of the bonds allocated to sustainability-focused investors. Source: ACCIONA
Chilean and Mexican Ministries of Finance Confirm for ESG Markets LatAm
January 17, 2022
The Deputy Finance Minister of Mexico, Gabriel Yorio González, and the Director of Chile’s Public Debt Office, Patricio Sepúlveda Carmona, have confirmed their participation in the Latin American ESG Market Summit. Both countries have a strong footprint in the market. Mexico launched the world’s first sovereign SDG bond in 2020 and, in the wake of […]
Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces regulatory scrutiny
December 8, 2021
Reuters reported market regulators set out a global framework to police environment, social and governance (ESG) investment ratings and help combat ‘greenwashing’ in the fast-growing, multi-trillion dollar sector. Source
Liberty Latin America is committed to ESG practices across LAC region
December 8, 2021
In one of Nasdaq’s recent “Trade Talks,” Liberty Latin America Chief Legal Officer John Winter joined Jill Malandrino to discuss how Liberty Latin America is committed to ESG practices across Latin America and the Caribbean. Source