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Fitch Moves Embraer a Notch Further Into Investment Grade
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (785+ words) One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life. Yesterday’s subject line: “YPF sells US$1.2bn bond, Argentina's biggest since 2015” Embraer was rated below investment grade as recently as this cycle. It now sits a…...
Caixa Home Loans Now Count Uber and iFood Earnings as Formal Income
3+ week, 2+ day ago (758+ words) Caixa home loans now accept Uber and iFood earnings as formal income, helping informal workers get mortgages. Learn the requirements and how to apply. A driver’s four monthly app statements can now do the work a payslip used to do....
ISA Profit Climbs 9% in First Half as Moody’s Cuts Its Rating to Baa3
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (915+ words) Colombia’s ISA lifted first-half 2026 net profit 9% to COP$1.3 trillion (about US$320 million), only for Moody’s Ratings to cut its issuer rating to Baa3 with a negative outlook, a decision driven by parent Ecopetrol rather than by ISA. Set against that scorecard…...
Argentina Credit Defaults Climb Toward 16% of Borrowers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (784+ words) —Household default rate 16.1% of individual borrowers were in default as of May 2026, according to BCRA data. —Overall private-sector NPL ratio Reached 9.7% in May 2026, up from 2.0% in November 2024. —Corporate default rate Companies recorded a much lower delinquency rate of 3.5% in the…...
Latin America Dominates the World's Best Food Cities, Led by Lima
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (837+ words) Latin America · Culture —The winner. Lima was named the world’s best city for food in Time Out’s 2026 ranking. —The sweep. Four Latin American cities reached the global top twenty. —The lineup. Lima led, with Medellín, Mexico City and Buenos Aires…...
Lula's Flagship Credit Program Faces Early Setback
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (466+ words) — Private-sector payroll loan originations fell 22.5% in February to R$7.1 billion ($1.25 billion), down from R$9.2 billion ($1.6 billion) in January — Average interest rates on private consignado loans rose from 57.4% to 59.4% annually — the opposite of what Lula’s Crédito do Trabalhador program was designed to achieve…...