Is Africa the new frontier? How Brazil and China are approaching this continent?

The Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI) will host a seminar on June 9th to debate how Brazil and China are  in Africa. The seminar will take place in Brasilia and is sponsored by BNDES, the Brazilian Federal Governement and the private company Oderbrecht. If you are interested, contact: eventos@cebri.org.br with  your name, position, companyContinue reading “Is Africa the new frontier? How Brazil and China are approaching this continent?”

Billionaire investor Sam Zell to invest in Brazilian real estate

May 20 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Sam Zell’s Equity International is seeking to raise about $500 million to step up investment in Brazilian real estate, betting interest rate increases will fail to stem demand as the economy grows at the fastest pace in two decades. The firm will invest as much as two-thirds of theContinue reading “Billionaire investor Sam Zell to invest in Brazilian real estate”

Emerging Markets Banks

The debate about the banking system is a current topic. A revolution took place in the recent years; big banks getting small, or even worse, failing. And emerging banks are on the rise. This special report from The Economist  examines how emerging market banks are doing in this scenario. It should be interesting also toContinue reading “Emerging Markets Banks”

Generalizations about Brazilian attitudes towards money

Since reading this piece, I have wondered whether these generalizations about the Brazilian attitude towards money are true? Brazil’s oil policy Preparing to spend a “millionaire ticket” from offshore Sep 3rd 2009 | SÃO PAULO From The Economist print edition The government has unveiled plans to give the state the lion’s share of the moneyContinue reading “Generalizations about Brazilian attitudes towards money”

EXIM Brazil is created to support the export sector

Brazilian Federal Government announced the creation of Export Credit Agency of Brazil SA – EXIM Brazil, an export credit agency which will centralize and expand the government’s efforts in supporting the export sector. The goal is to harden Brazilian exports, expanding opportunities for international market access for goods and services of high added value, manufacturedContinue reading “EXIM Brazil is created to support the export sector”

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