The Economist has a nice piece on Vale, which emphasizes the economic relationship with China, and the internal political pressures to give ship building contracts to Brazilian firms. IT IS perhaps the biggest firm you have never heard of. The Boston Consulting Group says it has created more value than any other large firm inContinue reading “The Economist on Vale”
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Brazilian PA LATINOAMERICANA and Spanish Demtech inaugurate agreement in Brazil that targets both business immigrants and emigrants
PA LATINOAMERICANA focus is the strategic management of international business in Brazil and Brazilian companies in foreign markets. On the other hand, DEMTECH is a provider of outsourced resources focused on business development for global companies in the countries of southern Europe, in particular Spain, Portugal and Italy. The company already operated in Latin America.Continue reading “Brazilian PA LATINOAMERICANA and Spanish Demtech inaugurate agreement in Brazil that targets both business immigrants and emigrants”
The “Award culture” is getting into the tropics
Behind the good performance of the Brazilian economy there are companies and institutions .. and people! On my last trip to São Paulo, I attended the Abrasca Value Awards, in Portuguese Premio Abrasca de Criação de Valor. Companies awarded for value return, sustainability and social practices. The “Award culture” is starting to get into the tropics. It isContinue reading “The “Award culture” is getting into the tropics”
The Economist on Nobody’s Backyard
In maybe the most important Cover Leader relating to Brazil since last year’s feature on Brazil, The Economist weighs in on the relationship between Latin America and America. Yet look beyond the headlines, and, as our special report shows, something remarkable is happening in Latin America. In the five years to 2008 the region’s economiesContinue reading “The Economist on Nobody’s Backyard”
Brazil’s agricultural miracle
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 greatest virtue and is best achieved by encouraging small farms and organic practices. They frownContinue reading “Brazil’s agricultural miracle”
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