NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Link to Fitch Ratings’ Report: 2017 Outlook: South American Banks (Exc. Brazil) (Mixed Degrees of Financial Flexibility Amid a Challenging Environment) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/890986 Fitch Ratings has published a 2017 Outlook for South American Banks (excluding Brazil), highlighting mixed degrees of robustness against global market conditions. South American banks have generally demonstrated solid loan quality ratios since the commodities price shock of 2