The Economist covers Brazil’s military/ police competence in peace-keeping, which is virtually identical to the counterinsurgency (COIN) as practiced by American Marines in Iraq and Afganistan – a parallel which should be noted if Brazil and American interests align in Latin America or Africa, where Brazilian cultural strengths (official census documents note 130 ethnic shades)Continue reading “Brazil and Peacekeeping: Policy Not Altruism”
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The Big Mac index
The Economist’s Big Mac Index shows that a burger is undervalued in China, but overvalued in Brazil. “Since 14.5 yuan can buy as much burger as $3.71, a yuan should be worth $0.26 on the foreign-exchange market. In fact, it costs just $0.15, suggesting that it is undervalued by about 40%. The tensions caused byContinue reading “The Big Mac index”
Global M&A Market Set to Grow in 2011, Goldman’s Dibelius Says – Bloomberg
The global market for mergers and acquisitions may have “relatively strong” growth next year as corporate earnings recover, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s German head said. “We expect the global M&A transactions volume to grow 10 percent to 15 percent in the mid-term,” Alexander Dibelius, Goldman Sachs’s head of operations in Germany and Austria as well as RussiaContinue reading “Global M&A Market Set to Grow in 2011, Goldman’s Dibelius Says – Bloomberg”
Brazilian Transnational Companies are debated in Paris at the CERALE
A very interesting conference took place yesterday evening at the Centre d’Etudes et Recherche Amérique Latine en Europe (CERALE). Background of the discussion The Brazilian economy performed very well during the 2007/8 financial crisis. The impact of the crisis did no last for a long period and the economic policy implemented to offset the impactContinue reading “Brazilian Transnational Companies are debated in Paris at the CERALE”
Brazilian PA LATINOAMERICANA and Spanish Demtech inaugurate agreement in Brazil that targets both business immigrants and emigrants
PA LATINOAMERICANA focus is the strategic management of international business in Brazil and Brazilian companies in foreign markets. On the other hand, DEMTECH is a provider of outsourced resources focused on business development for global companies in the countries of southern Europe, in particular Spain, Portugal and Italy. The company already operated in Latin America.Continue reading “Brazilian PA LATINOAMERICANA and Spanish Demtech inaugurate agreement in Brazil that targets both business immigrants and emigrants”
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