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Brazilian design context targets the American furniture market

The Brazilian furniture industry in the South city of Bento Gonçalvez (Rio Grande do Sul) will hold a contest to develop a line of Brazilian furniture designed to please the American taste. A team of American consultants will assist competitors to adapt their products to trends, preferences and requirements of the American market. The Project Orchestra BrazilContinue reading “Brazilian design context targets the American furniture market”

Brazil Summit in NYC

Last Monday (April 18th), the New York Harvard Club organized a Brazil Summit in a hotel in Midtown NYC. I was representing ESCP Europe at the United Nations so I couldn’t join it. However, a Forbes journalist made a descriptive article about Mantega’s speech. Guido Mantega is Brazil’s sharp-tongued Finance minister and author of the phrase “currency war”: “TheContinue reading “Brazil Summit in NYC”

Latest on Clean Energy: China and Brazil raise investment as developed countries retreat

After a sharp rise in 2010, cut in European incentives made new investment in renewable energy drop in 1 quarter of 2011 (1Q2011) to the lowest in a first quarter since 2009, according to the London-based researcher, Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Comparing to the 4Q2010, investments in 1Q2011 fell 34%. Brazil and China are exceptions: new investmentContinue reading “Latest on Clean Energy: China and Brazil raise investment as developed countries retreat”

The clean energy race. How countries are investing? A report by PEW

Being eco-friendly, sustainable and social responsible became a key status for nations. Early this month at the 2nd World Forum on Sustainability, Brazil was pointed out as a leading country in terms of clean energy by global leaders such as Bill Clinton. We are lucky to get now fresh insights and data from a reportContinue reading “The clean energy race. How countries are investing? A report by PEW”

Output, Employment in Rich World v Emerging Markets

The Economist compares output and employment in the Rich World and Emerging Markets. “By late 2010 output and employment had turned up in most rich countries but not enough to regain pre-crisis levels (chart 3)”