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QE2 Boosts Cross-Border M&A Deals | Global Finance
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
Policing in Rio impacts Economics ahead of Olympic Preparation
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
Posted in Article review, Brazil, Culture, Economy
Tagged Brazil, Cidade de Deus, City of God, Favela, Human Rights Watch, Lula, Olympic games, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, security, Sergio Cabral
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Flexible economic institutions
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
Posted in Article review, Brazil, Economy
Tagged Arminio Fraga, ATM, Banco do Brasil, Banco Votorantim, banks, BAT, BNDES, Bovespa, Brazil, CVM, Deutsche Bank, IPO, Itau Unibanco, Lula, Nossa Caixa, Reuters, Santander, Souza Cruz, tax, The Economist, World Bank
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Brazilian banks go shopping around the world
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
Posted in Brazil, Business, Investment
Tagged ABN AMRO, Banco Itau, BBVA, Brazil, HSBC, LLOYDS, M&A, Plano Real, PROER, Santander
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