A study released by UNEP, the United Nations Environment recommends that Rio +20 should find a new indicator for the welfare of nations other than the Gross Domestic Product, GDP. Rio+20 is the UN conference on sustainable development to be held in June 2012. The study brought together 20 winners of the Blue Planet Prize, known as theContinue reading “Rio+20 should create “new GDP”?”
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Colombian equity fund getting to Europe. A lesson to Brazilians
Citywire today brings the news that Colombian asset manager Bolsa y Renta (ByR), has brought its “flagship domestic equity offering” to Europe in response to growing demand among institutional investors for local country specialists. The group says it is the first to offer singular access to Latin America’s fourth largest economy in Ucits form. Now, I wonder: Colombians did aContinue reading “Colombian equity fund getting to Europe. A lesson to Brazilians”
Keep walking, Brazil
2011 was a good year for Brazilian advertising. Among some very interesting campaigns, it is worth mentioning NeoGamaBBH’s for Johnnie Walker. It was the first time that the famous whisky house produced a campaign exclusively for a country. The interest of Johnnie Walker is Brazil is justified. Their products consumption in Brazil hit a record ofContinue reading “Keep walking, Brazil”
Merry Christmas “à la brésilienne”
wishing you all an inspiring holy Christmas.
In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology
In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology Transcript GWEN IFILL: Next, we take another look at economic inequality, this time in a developing nation. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how one man is using technology to transform lives in the slums of Brazil. FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Rio de Janeiro’s gleaming skyline befitsContinue reading “In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology”
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