En este estudio se analizan las medidas de política monetaria puestas en marcha durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en los países de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana (CARD), así como en el período de recuperación inmediata, y se examina su impacto en la actividad económica. Para ello, se realiza un análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo sobre las políticas monetarias puestas en marcha en el período 2020-2022. En el análisis cuantitativo se emplean técnicas econométricas de VAR y panel.
Los resultados muestran que las diversas medidas implementadas tuvieron efectos reducidos sobre el agregado d…
Latin American and Caribbean bond issuance in international markets totalled US$ 76.4 billion in the first 10 months of 2023, rebounding from the low volumes recorded in 2022. This figure represented a 30% increase compared to the same period in 2022 and was 20% higher than the annual volume. Issuers that have been waiting for lower borrowing costs are gradually returning to the international market, as they anticipate the end to global interest rate hikes while accepting that rates may remain higher for longer.
The region issued US$ 23.2 billion in international green, social, sustainability …
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) issuers placed US$ 89 billion of bonds in international markets in 2023. This total was 40% higher than in 2022 but 35% lower than the average issuance in the three-year period from 2019 to 2021. The average coupon rate was 1.65 percentage points higher than in 2022. This increase has translated into higher financing costs for corporates and for the governments of the region. Average coupon rates on the region’s dollar-denominated sovereign issuances have climbed steadily in recent years, from 3.6% in 2021 to 5.1% in 2022 and to 6.6% in 2023, illustrating how…
Los emisores de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) colocaron 89 mil millones de dólares en bonos internacionales en 2023. Este total fue un 40% mayor que en 2022 pero un 35% menor que la emisión promedio en el trienio 2019-2021. La tasa de cupón promedio fue 1,65 puntos porcentuales más alta que en 2022. Este aumento se ha traducido en mayores costos de financiamiento para las empresas y los gobiernos de la región. Las tasas de interés promedio de las emisiones soberanas denominadas en dólares de la región han aumentado constantemente en los últimos años, del 3,6% en 2021 al 5,1% en 2022 y al 6,…
Os emissores da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) colocaram 89 bilhões de dólares em títulos internacionais em 2023. Este total foi 40% superior ao de 2022, mas 35% menor do que a emissão média no triênio 2019-2021. A taxa de cupom média foi 1,65 ponto percentual mais alta do que em 2022. Este aumento se traduziu em maiores custos de financiamento para as empresas e os governos da região. As taxas de juros médias das emissões soberanas da região em dólares aumentaram de 3,6% em 2021 para 5,1% em 2022 e 6,6% em 2023, o que ilustra o aumento dos custos de endividamento da região.
Em 2023, a Reser…
Latin American and Caribbean bond issuance in international markets totalled US$ 89 billion in 2023, 40% higher than the figure recorded in 2022, but still 35% lower than the average annual level in the three-year period from 2019 to 2021. The average coupon on the region’s bonds issued in international markets was 1.65 percentage points higher than in 2022. Indicating a strong start to the year, international bond issuance amounted to US$ 31.19 billion in January 2024, the region’s third-highest monthly total.
In 2023, the region issued US$ 31 billion in green, social, sustainability and sust…
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