This inaugural event will bring together South America’s economic leaders with heads of regional corporations, investors and development financiers for targeted, high-level discussion on expanding partnerships in key areas to promote sustainable growth across the region. During the event the...
Juan E. Notaro FONPLATA Executive President The turn of the year always invites us to review our accomplishments and the objectives for the new period. Specially in the end of a year with a lot of political activity and at the beginning of twelve months that will bring big economic challenges, as I...
By Juan E. Notaro FONPLATA Executive President As the Bulgarian economist, Kristalina Georgieva took office as new IMF Managing Director, replacing the French Christine Lagarde, bad news regarding the world economy was announced: the economy of the whole world is slowing down. How serious is the...
FONPLATA approved financing for US $25 million for the development program in the Brazilian municipality of Ponta Pora, which shares the border with the Paraguayan city of Pedro Juan Caballero. With an axis of urban mobility, the project seeks to improve the quality of life of the citizens, with...
LIBOR used to be known, somewhat hyperbolically, as “the most important figure in the world”. In fact, the rate still determines the interest rate in the performance of different types of global financial operations representing more than $360 trillion US dollars. The “London Interbank Offered Rate”...