Ricardo Amorim’s point of view on doing business in Brazil
For those who want a brief introduction to doing business in Brazil I recommend this 4 minutes video in English. Ricardo Amorim is one of Brazil´s most influential economist according to Forbes...
View ArticleBusiness Newswires Analysis: Petrobras overhaul calls for much more than...
The Petrobras scandal: are we facing a complex case of corruption with politics prying associated with lousy management? What will it take to get Petrobras on track? This Business Newswire analysis...
View ArticleBrazil versus Rousseff. (I witnessed the largest protest ever)
Brasilia, March 13th. Early in the morning I started hearing the cars honking. It was just the beginning of a memorable day. A spontaneous popular manifestation is not an ordinary thing. On the...
View ArticleBrazil versus Rousseff: democracy won
The Brazilian Congress impeached the head of the executive, president Dilma Rousseff. All senators voted, under the processual supervision of the president of the Supreme Court, Ricardo Lewandowski....
View ArticleWhen will Brazilian GDP recover?
For 2017, the Brazilian government’s official number is 1% growth, with the recovery starting already in the first quarter. However, according to O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, the Minister of...
View ArticleFrom the OECD Forum in Paris
The OECD Forum opened yesterday in Paris to debate the most pressing social and economic challenges confronting society. Leaders and influencers from all sectors of civil society are here. The speakers...
View ArticleHow joining OECD affects Brazilian business?
Brazil made a formal application to join OECD. Getting into the club, at last and no longer an outsider. What changed? Raising the bar This week Minister of Finance Henrique Meirelles was in Paris for...
View ArticleBrazilian presidential elections pressing question: what candidate will the...
Who will the “big-center” parties (DEM, PRB, PP, and SD) support? According to a report of ITAU BBA, it could be with he PSDB (pre-candidate Geraldo Alckmin) or PDT (pre-candidate Ciro Gomes). This is...
View ArticleBrazil reopens for business
After electing a pro-business president who is committed to anti-corruption, Brazilians send a message to the world: “dear investors, please come back”. Concerns about Bolsonaro Some concerns may...
View ArticleDiscussing Entrepreneurship, regulation and economic development at the...
At the beginning of the 21st century, Brazil rises as one of the emerging countries with rapid economic development. This phenomenon coincides with the intensification of globalization and is not...
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