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QE2 Boosts Cross-Border M&A Deals | Global Finance

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

Brazil in evidence among cross borders deals in October. In other cross-border M&A deals announced in October, China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec) agreed to pay $7.1 billion to acquire a 40% stake in Repsol YPF Brasil, and the Qatar Investment … Continue reading →

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Policing in Rio impacts Economics ahead of Olympic Preparation

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

A traveler in Rio sees two police with AR-15 rifles at the entrance to a favela midway between Copacobana and Ipanema, less than a football field from the finest beaches in the world. Yards away, more police stand watch, while … Continue reading →

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Flexible economic institutions

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

Has Brazil created flexible and creative structures to deal with volatile economic cycles? Survival of the quickest Nov 12th 2009 From The Economist print edition Frequent crises have made for strong banks and nimble financiers BRAZILIAN businessmen often say that … Continue reading →

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Brazilian banks go shopping around the world

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

Banks have suffered everywhere with the financial crisis. Well, not everywhere. Brazilian banks have cash and appetite for seizing opportunities in other countries. This is a shift of trends. Not so long ago Brazilian banks were being bought by international … Continue reading →

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