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What role for Brazil in the Iran affair?

The article (The Economist March 31th) illustrates Brazil’s emerging role in international security issues, ie, input on Iran. Janar Wasito http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15816908.

Brazil’s presidential campaign is theme for an article of the Economist

Brazil’s presidential campaign Falling in love again with the state Mar 31st 2010 | SÃO PAULO From The Economist print edition Just rhetoric, or is the government learning the wrong lessons from the country’s economic rebound? WITH each new figure it becomes clearer that Brazil’s brief recession of 2009 was a fall onto a trampoline.Continue reading “Brazil’s presidential campaign is theme for an article of the Economist”

China and Brazil account for 32% of world M&A activity in the 1Q10

Worldwide deal volumes swelled to about $564 billion for the three months ended March 31, according to data from Thomson Reuters, 18.4 percent higher than the same time last year. Deals have also taken on a more international character: Cross-border transactions added up to about 36.6 percent of all mergers for the first quarter, nearlyContinue reading “China and Brazil account for 32% of world M&A activity in the 1Q10”

Brazilian companies getting more “global” in February

Brazilian companies appetite for investments abroad is growing again. In February, the Brazilian Central Bank index IBD (Brazilian direct investment) hit US$ 4,2 billions. With this result, Central Bank has already revised its forecasts for the year; now they expects an annual IBD of US$ 15 billions against its previous forecast of US$ 5 billion. TheContinue reading “Brazilian companies getting more “global” in February”

An international Brazilian company is born: Tereos International

An energy and food giant is emerging in Brazil. It is an interesting strategic move of the French company Tereos. The deal represents the merger of its subsidiaries in Brazil, France and Indian Ocean. The new company will be traded in Sao Paulo and Paris. Total assets surpass 1 billion euros.