Moody's: Latin American banks' negative outlook driven by weak growth, higher credit costs
Mexico, December 08, 2016-- The outlook for Latin American banks is negative for 2017, as sluggish economic growth weakens operating environments and the quality of bank's assets in the region and higher credit costs lead to a modest decline in earnings, says Moody's Investors Service in a report. In Brazil, the lagging effects of a deep economic recession are driving the negative outlook and, although the economy is showing signs of stabilizing, the recovery will be weak.
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