TORINO ECONOMICS ANALYSIS
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Currently, Torino Economics is revamping its focus and offers to serve our clients and their changing needs better. Primary changes include a shift of coverage to under-covered countries, expanded geographic coverage outside of LatAm, and incorporating ESG (Environmental Social and Corporate) elements in our analyses
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTS
ARGENTINA DEBT RESTRUCTURING
In 2020, during the negotiations that Argentina held with its bond creditors, we mentioned that it was necessary for both the government and bondholders to give in to their claims. During these negotiations, bondholders expected a Net Present Value of approximately USD 56.5, while the government proposed USD 52.5 in its penultimate offer. The NPV of the last proposal was USD 54.8 per 100.
BOLIVIA´S ELECTIONS
For the last presidential elections held in Bolivia on October 18th, 2020, we estimated that Luis Arce would lead in the first round and that a second round would be possible. Although the Bolivian elections did not go to a second round, Arce did win the elections.
ECUADOR DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Ecuador reached an agreement with an ad hoc group of bondholders on the commercial terms to restructure around USD 17.4bn of the country’s bonds. The main goal of this debt deal is to exchange ten existing bonds maturing between 2022 and 2030 for three new bonds due in 2030, 2035, and 2040, reducing the average coupon rate to 5.3%, according to a statement by the Minister of Finance, Richard Martínez.
FORECASTING
Torino Economics generates its own forecasts regarding the economic variables of the countries we are focused on, and expose our perspectives regarding how these behave.