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India, a contrast with Brazil

The excellent Schumpeter column in The Economist covers the Indian model of innovation, which contrasts with the Brazilian model according to a column on Brazil just weeks later. “Companies in India are challenging American ones in an area that they have long considered their own—innovation. The Boston Consulting Group’s 2010 survey of innovation notes thatContinue reading “India, a contrast with Brazil”

Meeting the Danish minister of foreign affairs in Sao Paulo

Last Wednesday afternoon, I was walking down street Oscar Freire, Sao Paulo’s Champs Elysee, when I saw 2 police cars and 6 body guards in front of Nike Store. I couldn’t stop my curious mind, I had to find out what was going on. My first guess was that the place had been robbed. TheContinue reading “Meeting the Danish minister of foreign affairs in Sao Paulo”

Meeting the blogger in Sao Paulo

I am in Sao Paulo for vacation. I will be here for two weeks, until the 8th of April. It would be a pleasure to meet some followers of our blog here in Sao Paulo. Let’s have lunch together ? I am organizing a meeting with the British blogger Robert Dwek, who writes for DigitalContinue reading “Meeting the blogger in Sao Paulo”

Waging Currency Wars

War! Or what passes for it for central bankers like Mr. Mantega, dispatches from the front, from The Economist. “HAVING quickly shaken off the world recession, many countries in Latin America are prospering again. The region’s economies grew by an average of 6% last year, according to a preliminary estimate from the United Nations EconomicContinue reading “Waging Currency Wars”

Euro area tire maker benefits from increased Brazilian sales

The Economist reports on a Euro area tire maker that benefits from increased sales in emerging markets, in particular, Brazil: “Pirelli reckons its narrower focus on tyres, especially premium ones, will prove an advantage as it expands in emerging markets. Half of its business is already in the emerging world—“more than any other of theContinue reading “Euro area tire maker benefits from increased Brazilian sales”