# Will favorable forex terms help spur Andean region M&A? - BNamericas

> A Hudson Bankers report expects foreign buyers in Chile, Colombia and Peru to take advantage of weaker local currencies in deal-making. Local investors are reportedly cautious and focusing on real estate. The Chilean peso, Peruvian sol and Colombian peso have all weakened against the dollar since mid-2018, partly due to US-China trade tensions.

- Date: 2020-02-20 · published 2020-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Andean region · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54875-will-favorable-forex-terms-help-spur-andean-region-m-and-a-bnamericas
- Commodities: [Peruvian Sol (PEN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDPEN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a corporate M&A story with little direct effect on feed supply, demand or prices. It only indirectly touches commodity markets through currency weakness in major Andean exporters.

## Sources

- bnamericas.com: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/features/will-favorable-forex-terms-help-spur-andean-region-ma

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