Or should we say: Rio takes off? The city of Rio de Janeiro’s investment promotion agency – Rio Negocios – will hold events to attract global investments to the region during the London 2012 Olympics. The agenda in London includes a series of sector-based panels and networking events followed by a roadshow in some European cities. IContinue reading “Rio set to attract international investors during London Olympics”
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Latin American telecom America Movil steps into Central Europe
After consolidating its position last year in Brazil, America Movil the biggest telecom carrier in Mexico, announced that it had agreed to buy a 21% equity stake in Telekom Austria. Telekom Austria is an integrated telecom operator serving almost 23 million customers in Central and Eastern Europe, including: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, Serbia, the RepublicContinue reading “Latin American telecom America Movil steps into Central Europe”
Business opportunities between Brazil and Slovenia
As Brazil stands as one of the top growing markets, new business partners appear. I recently met with some Slovenian companies interested in exploring Brazil and was surprised to find out what this small country has to offer. Slovenia is per capita the richest of Slavic states. Situated in South-Central Europe, Slovenia has borders with Italy and Austria and is positioned atContinue reading “Business opportunities between Brazil and Slovenia”
Building a bridge from Latin America and Central Europe (Day 2 on the WKO event in Vienna)
The Austrian Chamber of Commerce surely did a nice job in bringing together Latin American and Central European companies. According to Christian Gessl from WKO, on the first day there were 340 people from 37 countries. B2B meetings were intense, with 700 meetings booked. Why Austria In past years many Brazilian companies settled in Austria, stimulated byContinue reading “Building a bridge from Latin America and Central Europe (Day 2 on the WKO event in Vienna)”
Bringing together Latin America and Central Europe: takes from day one
The idea of bringing together companies from two very different regions is either right and tricky. Right because the Latin American market is large and needy and the Central and Eastern Europe companies have a lot to offer, mainly in the technology related sectors. Tricky for the magnitude of the task. This is day one. Let’s seeContinue reading “Bringing together Latin America and Central Europe: takes from day one”
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