Cover -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Benefits of More Global and Regional Financial Integration in Latin America -- 3 Barriers to Integration in Banking -- 4 Barriers to Integration in the Insurance Sector -- 5 Barriers to Integration for Pension Funds -- 6 Barriers to Integration in Capital Markets -- 7 Legal Barriers to Regional Financial Integration in Latin America -- 8 Regional Initiatives to Achieve Financial Integration -- 9 Risks and Mitigation for Financial Integration -- Appendix 1. Brazil -- Appendix 2. Chile -- Appendix 3. Colombia -- Appendix 4. Mexico: Financial System Overview -- Appendix 5. Panama -- Appendix 6. Peru -- Appendix 7. Uruguay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z

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With growth slowing across much of the Latin America as a result of the end of the commodity supercycle and economic rebalancing in China, as well as fragmentation of the international banking system, policies to stimulate growth are needed. This book examines the financial landscapes of seven Latin American economies-Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay-and makes a case for them to pursue regional financial integration. Chapters set out the benefits to the region of financial integration, the barriers to cross-border activity in banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and capital markets, as well as recommendations to address these barriers. Finally, the volume makes the case that regional integration now could be a step toward global integration in the short term