In the first eight months of this year, transactions registered on the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange totaled $421 million, 122% more than reported for the same period in 2019.
According to figures from the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange (BDVN), between January and August 2019 and the same period in 2020, the amount of transactions in the stock market increased by $231 million, from $190 million to $421 million.
In the stock market, $43 million in stock documents were traded during January, which is 123% more than the amount reported for the same month in 2018, contrasting with the negative variations that have been registered since the political crisis began in April 2018.
The figures from the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange show that between January 2019 and the same month in 2020, stock market negotiations grew by $24 million, from $19 million to $43 million.
During the last three months of last year, $3.324 million was traded on the stock market, far surpassing the $558 million recorded in the same period in 2017.
During the fourth quarter, the most dynamic market was the primary, where 83.9% of the total volume was traded, and the amount traded in the fourth quarter of 2018 represented a little more than 6 times the value traded during the same period in 2017, reports the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN).
The Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social tenders the securities custody, administration and liquidation services.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LN-000001-9121:
"Securities custody, administration and liquidation services for the funds administered by the Investment Directorate of the Pension Management and the Executive Directorate of the Retirement, Savings and Loan Fund of the Financial Management of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund.
In 2018, the volume traded in the Panamanian Stock Exchange totaled $6.100 million, 15% more than the data reported in 2017, mainly because of the behavior of the primary market.
The increase in the volume traded in 2018 represents a recovery in the stock market, since in 2017 the stock market activity of the Panama Stock Exchange (BVP) reported a 28% decrease compared to 2016.
The continuous acquisition of real estate and the diversification in the type of infrastructure invested, are the reasons for the growth of real estate funds, which monopolize nearly 40% of the industry's assets.
According to data from the General Superintendence of Securities (Sugeval), the proportion of real estate funds concentrated in the market has been growing for years, since in November 2013 they represented 29% of the industry and in the same of 2018 it rose to 41%.
From June to November 2018, transactions registered on the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange totaled $316 million, 57% less than reported in the same months of 2017.
According to figures from the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange (BDVN), from January to May 2018, positive interannual variations were reported in the traded amount, however, for the period from June to November a downward trend has been registered.
The Ministry of Finance issued Treasury bonds in local currency for an amount equivalent to $38 million, receiving total demand of $90 million.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
September 25, 2018. The results of the sale of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala represented by Account Annotation (Public Bidding); and of Representative Physical Certificates and Representative Certificates Electronically Registered in Custody of Banco de Guatemala (Auction and Public Bidding) held on September 25, 2018, with a total demand of Q.694.95 million and US $30 million, are the following:
The Ministry of Finance has issued Treasury bonds in local currency for an amount equivalent to $48 million, receiving total demand of $130 million.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
August 21, 2018.The results of the sale of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala represented by Account Annotation (Public Bidding); and of Representative Physical Certificates and Representative Certificates Electronically Registered in Custody of Banco deGuatemala (Auction and Public Bidding) held on August 21, 2018, with a total demand of Q.941.70 million and US $ 17.0 million, were the following:
The new tax reform proposal being discussed in Costa Rica raises capital gains tax from 8% to 15%, and also excludes recognising as a debt deposits made by issuers in the securities market.
In the view of the National Stock Exchange (BNV), not recognizing deposits made in the stock market as debt leaves it at a clear disadvantage, compared to banks, as a source of financing for companies.Not only does it compromise access to investors' savings, it also significantly limits companies and individuals investment options.
In Panama, the portfolio managed by brokerage firms totaled $35,577 million at the end of the first half of the year, 11% more than was registered in the same period in 2017.
According to the Superintendency of the Securities Market, of the total portfolio, 43% correspond to bonds, another 27% of the assets belong to common shares, and 21% is made up of other securities.
Using a web platform with key information from all of the markets in the region and the Dominican Republic, Central American stock exchanges propose reviving the plan to create a truly integrated regional market.
Once again authorities at stock exchanges in Central American countries and the Dominican Republic have put back on the table the plan to integrate the stock markets in each each country into a single regional one.
Establishment Labs Holdings, dedicated to the manufacture of breast implants, issued $66 million in shares on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, in the US.
Representatives of the company reported that through the procedure called "pricing", last Wednesday the company sold 3,175,277 shares to investorsat a unit price of $18 dollars.
To avoid further pressure on local interest rates, the Ministry of Finance will be considering issuing $1 billion a year in the international market over the next four years.
Representatives from the Ministry of Finance confirmed that they are preparing an application to the Legislative Assembly to issue $4 billion in debt securities in the international market.
In El Salvador, the issuance of up to $3 million in securitization securities has been authorized in order to finance part of an apartment building construction project.
From a statement issued by the Superintendence of the Financial System:
April 24, 2018.The Board of Directors of the Superintendency of the Financial System authorized, on Thursday, April 19, the issuance of securitization securities - participation certificates charged to the securitization fund for property owned by Ricop Titularizadora Torre Sole Blu Uno, for an amount of up to $3 million.
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