My previous views as an American on an American media source (PBS Newshour) appear to have caused some interesting comments, which I appreciate. So, here is another perhaps provocative view: My favorite Sunday morning journalist is Fareed Zakaria. His network, CNN, is not a public television show by any means. Zakaria studied at Harvard withContinue reading “CNN Fareed Zakaria recommends Emerging Markets Business Book”
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Brazil on the PBS Newshour
Here in the United States, the Newshour (previously the McNeil/ Lehrer Newshour) is a very well respected news source because it is a public television (and therefore more objective and less commercial) source of information. There is a series on Brazil running next week, with the first report today. The link is below. The correspondentContinue reading “Brazil on the PBS Newshour”
On the topic of Brazilian Wealth
ITAU UNIBANCO Equity Strategy: Riche Comme un Brésilien The expression “riche comme un Argentin” became popular in Paris, at the end of the 18th century, and continued to be used until the early 1930s. The phrase was generally used to describe any wealthy individual, suggesting he or she was as rich as an Argentine—this wasContinue reading “On the topic of Brazilian Wealth”
Electricity consumption in May: Strong Growth
Electricity consumption in May went up 10.5% YoY, according to the Federal energy research bureau (EPE). Industrial segment was the main responsable for this figures. Industrial consumption reached +15.4% YoY. It means that industrial activity is growing fast.g relevant growth. “After the financial crisis, we highlight the mining and steel sector, with consumption growing 50.7%Continue reading “Electricity consumption in May: Strong Growth”
Brazilian millionaires
Brazil has 127k families with net worth above US$1mn, according to Boston Consulting Group research just made public recently. This means that Brazil is 17th in the ranking of countries with the most millionaires. The US ranks 1st with 4.1mn households, Japan comes in 2nd, and China, 3rd. India and Brazil, together with China, are the only emerging markets on the 20-countryContinue reading “Brazilian millionaires”
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