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NUMBER 169
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The Latin Banking Guide The Key Data on Latin American Banks
Ethics Ranking Latin America’s Best Banks Trends in Banking Brazil Stays Way Ahead
Contents August 2005 DEALS 4 A summary of the month’s most important business deals and financial market transactions.
DATA 7 Doing the Numbers What five years of data on Latin America’s banks tell us about the health of the financial industry and where it is heading.
SURVEY 12 Being Good is Good for Business The findings of the first-ever survey of ethics, transparency and corporate social responsibility in Latin America’s biggest banks.
16 Banking Guide Data Complete balance sheet, profit and loss, market share data and performance ratios for every bank in Latin America.
Sources LatinFinance is grateful to the following organizations for their help and support in providing data for this year’s Latin Banking Guide.
COVER ART “Blue 24,” 15 3/4 X 15 3/4-inch 2004 acrylic on canvas by Michelle Concepción, courtesy of ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida.
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