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Join Our Mailing ListA positive macro picture for a land one is looking at investing in is a real prerequisite, and the purpose of this report is to assess if Brazil has a positive macro environment within which to invest. Brazil is of particular...
Read moreVolkswagen launches its new Virtus model on Thursday to tap Brazil’s highest-volume segment as part of a recovery plan that analysts said will help it regain ground on rivals General Motors and Fiat in South America’s largest car...
Read moreBrazil's low-cost oil will help Petroleo Brasileiro compete in a tough market as it seeks to turn around its business, Pedro Parente, CEO of the state-owned oil giant, said on Wednesday. Oil majors such as Exxon Mobil, BP, Royal...
Read moreGermany and Britain will provide a combined $153 million to expand programs to fight climate change and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, according to a statement from the Brazilian government on Tuesday. Roughly $88...
Read moreBrazilian miner Serabi Gold said on Tuesday it would buy Brazil’s Coringa gold project for $22 million from Anfield Gold Corp, a move that will double its production and lower its overall costs. The purchase price for Coringa...
Read moreThe Central Bank of Brazil is building with just about every blockchain it can get its hands on. In a new interview about its plans for the nascent technology, members of the central bank's blockchain team revealed they are...
Read moreBrazil says the rate of deforestation in its Amazon conservation areas fell by 28 percent over the past year, the second lowest level in decades. The Latin American nation says satellite data show 159 square kilometers (61 square...
Read moreBrazil’s biodiesel output was forecast to rise by 31 percent in 2018, industry group Abiove said on Thursday, after the government advanced a much anticipated increase in the amount of the biofuel required to be mixed with diesel...
Read moreIn order to help Brazilian companies avoid barriers to foreign trade and facilitate Brazilian exports to foreign markets, President Michel Temer has issued a decree launching the Electronic System for the Monitoring of Barriers...
Read moreFor the first time in four years, Brazil can pay about the same as Mexico to borrow, underscoring a remarkable comeback by Latin America’s biggest economy from a nadir of recession and corruption. Brazil government bonds now...
Read moreFinance Minister Henrique Meirelles reinforced on Wednesday (8) the need for approval of the pension reform before the end of this year. After meeting with President Michel Temer and members of Congress, the minister said the new...
Read moreLess than a year before Brazil’s presidential elections, potential candidates are ramping up social media presence as they brace for a tight race with shrinking financial resources. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube are...
Read moreThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is going to invest US$ 1.5 billion in research and innovation work in Brazil over the next five years. The announcement was confirmed on Monday (6) by Gilberto Kassab, Minister of Science...
Read moreA siderúrgica Gerdau registrou lucro líquido atribuído aos controladores de R$ 134,77 milhões no terceiro trimestre, uma alta de 46,73% na comparação com um ano antes, beneficiada principalmente por menor despesa financeira...
Read moreFollowing structural reforms and the change in course in the economy, Brazil has entered a new growth cycle and has the potential to grow from 3% to 3.5% without affecting inflation. The assessment was made by the Minister of...
Read moreBusiness leaders from seven Michigan companies are traveling to South America on a trade mission to increase export opportunities. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. says the trade mission starts Sunday and runs through Nov...
Read moreIbovespa, the benchmark stock index in Brazil, rose 0.12% Friday, closing at 73,915.43 points amid high volatility on a session marked by economic data in the United States - which reinforced fears that the interest rate in that...
Read moreBrazil’s Itaqui port, the country’s closest deepwater gateway to the Panama Canal, has projected a rise in 2017 shipping volumes thanks to a record grain harvest and development of a new northern farming frontier. Most of Itaqui’...
Read moreIn the wake of improvements in the labour market and the recovery of the economy as a whole, joblessness fell for the ninth consecutive month in Brazil. The unemployment rate fell from 13% to 12.4% in the quarter ended in...
Read moreBrazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm product as the world grapples with a fifth consecutive...
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