The Economist’s coverage of the Brazilian Presidential election highlights concerns about Lula’s socialist past – concerns which were overcome, and which hopefully will be again with the new President. “THINK back eight years, when the prospect of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, leader of the left-wing Workers’ Party becoming president of Brazil, the world’s fourthContinue reading “Brazil’s presidential election The handover”
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Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill in The Economist on BRIC Growth
In the World in 2011, Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill gives his forecast for 2036. “Will China have overtaken America in economic size? Will the BRIC economies collectively be as big as the G7? Will European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) still exist? Will Britain have joined it? Will the international monetary system be anything likeContinue reading “Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill in The Economist on BRIC Growth”
Brazil and Guinea Conakry
Two weeks ago, Janar posted stating that Brazilians should pay closer attention to Africa. A few days later, Hildete wrote about the expansion of Banco do Brasil in Africa. I tend to pay close attention to the advises of my brilliant co-bloggers… Well, big news are that today I am leaving Paris. I will beContinue reading “Brazil and Guinea Conakry”
Prospects for M&A in the BRIC countries
Financier World Wide brings this week a deep analysis on 2011 prospects for M&A in the BRIC countries.I found it a good summary of M&A activity in Brazil, Russia, India and China. My highlights from the original text “While there will always be economic and legal hurdles to global M&A, as it stands the prospectsContinue reading “Prospects for M&A in the BRIC countries”
Advent Has $2 Billion for `Niche’ Brazil Retail Acquisitions, Says – Bloomberg
BLOOMBERG: Advent International Corp., a private-equity company, has $2 billion to make acquisitions in Brazil’s retail industry and take advantage of growth in Latin America’s largest economy, the company’s local head said. “We’re looking at various companies in niche retail areas,” Patrice Etlin, managing partner at Advent in Latin America, said in a telephone interview from SaoContinue reading “Advent Has $2 Billion for `Niche’ Brazil Retail Acquisitions, Says – Bloomberg”
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