Monthly Archives: August 2010

Emerging Markets top Private Equity investment in 2010

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Hildete Vodopives

Interest in investing private equity dollars in Latin America continue to grow. Brazil deals ranked among the top five largest investments this year. PE investment in Brazil increasing 53% in the first six months of 2010 over full year 2009 … Continue reading →

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Multi-Speed Recovery

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Janar Wasito

A very interesting blog post from a good economics blog, Zero Hedge. Although contemporaneous estimates of output gaps are somewhat elusive, the broad picture is clear: a growing portion of the global economy is facing inflation risks and the bulk … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s agricultural miracle

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Janar Wasito

The Economist has a briefing on Brazilian farms. Even more striking than the fact of its success has been the manner of it. Brazil has followed more or less the opposite of the agro-pessimists’ prescription. For them, sustainability is the … Continue reading →

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Consumer spending firm in the third quarter

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Hildete Vodopives

Very good news were out today. Credit conditions are strong, along with solid job creation, and rising real income.Car loans are up 16% according to a report released today on consumer spending. Lending to individuals maintained a solid pace in … Continue reading →

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Venture Capital on the rise in Brazil

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Hildete Vodopives

Until now, Brazilian entrepreneurs did not know what venture capital meant. High interest rates and heavy bureaucracy were burdens preventing VC.  But now, all eyes are over Brazil. Recent article in Times Magazine available at Yahoo Finance praises VC in tech companies. “Macro … Continue reading →

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