Latin America

Fausto Ribeiro, CEO of Banco do Brasil: Green Dreams Coming True as Brazilian Bank Focuses on ESG

The financial sector has a key role to play in the transition to a new model. At Banco do Brasil,…

4 years ago

EY Argentina: Argentina’s Promotional Tax System for Knowledge-based Companies is Gaining Ground in the Local Market

After more than two years of the enactment of the “knowledge-based” Law, time has come to ask whether this new…

4 years ago

EY: Argentina’s Need for Tax Reforms, and How They Could Be Achieved

The current Argentine macroeconomic situation is characterised by Covid-19 recession, inflation, record tax pressure, a reduction in tax revenues, poverty…

4 years ago

EY Argentina: Argentina Amends Promotional Tax System for Knowledge-Based Firms

With technology disrupting business models in various sectors of the global economy, Argentina has finally introduced tax incentives for knowledge-based…

5 years ago

The Two Sides of Capital Flows into Brazil

There was a significant inflow of funds in Brazil's external financial account in October and November for investments in both…

5 years ago

EY: Threats and Opportunities in a Post-Covid-19 Economic Context

A statement currently circulating on social media warns that "it is strange that certain world economies easily collapse when consumers…

5 years ago

Don’t Expect Miracles from the Multilaterals

by Otaviano Canuto Latin American and Caribbean economies need help, but organisations such as the IDB are also stretched thin.…

5 years ago

Cristina Junqueira, Nubank Co-Founder: Brazil’s Wonder Woman of Fintech

When the first Nubank card transaction was made in Brazil on April 1, 2014, you wouldn’t have been a fool…

5 years ago

Uruguay: A Near-Perfect Country to Live, Work, and Play Post-Covid-19

The best countries to build a prosperous post-corona life include obvious choices such as Australia (#1), New Zealand (#3), and…

5 years ago

Otaviano Canuto: Brazil, South Korea – Two Tales of Climbing an Income Ladder

The “middle-income trap” has captured many developing countries: they succeeded in evolving from low per capita income levels, but then…

5 years ago