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New ‘Pacific Alliance’ Upbeat and Seeking Competitive Advantages
Leaders of Pacific Alliance: Ollanta Humala, President of Peru; Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia; Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile; Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico. The new bloc’s integration opens up significant opportunities for incremental economic development through increased
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IBGC: Progresses in Corporate Governance – Brazil is Also on Board
By Heloisa B. Bedicks In a hindsight, we can identify several milestones in the evolution of capital markets, as well as national and international organizations that underpin such evolution. As part of an ongoing process, crises in corporate and financial
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The Brazilian Bar Association and the Citizenship
By Ophir Cavalcante Junior The Brazilian Bar Association`s institutional and statutory role gave lawyers and its representative entity responsibilities that go beyond merely corporative interests, giving them an active participation on the work for the nowadays Rule of Law. When
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Rio Negócios: Celebrating Two Years and R$3 Billion of Investments in the City
Rio de Janeiro is one of the cities that most attracts foreign direct investment in the world, launched recently in global spotlight with the encouragement of a powerful global marketing platform, efficient management, as well as all of its qualities
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Brazil Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low to Stimulate GDP Growth
As less consumer spending and lower business confidence cause the Brazilian economy to slow, President Rousseff looks to boost growth by cutting and simplifying taxes while the Central Bank cut interest rates. President Rousseff just met with Prime Minister Cameron
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Brazil’s Salvador with Major Construction Ahead of World Cup 2014
Salvador will host at least three of the main teams that qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the group stage, the city will be the stage of four matches. Three of them will involve the seeded teams from
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Brazil’s World Cup Host Cities Will Have Additional Funds for Investing in Tourist Infrastructure
Resources from the Ministry of Tourism will be used for implementing tourist information centres, as well as putting up street signs and accessibility related construction works. Less than seven hundred days away from the beginning of the 2014 World Cup,
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Brazil Oil Leak to Cost Chevron $25 million
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency said Thursday that Chevron Corp. will be fined nearly 50 million reais (approximately $25 million) for an oil leak at an offshore field last November. The U.S. oil producer was found to have committed 25 rules
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World Bank Group: Create Jobs by Focusing Industries to be Competitive
Focusing Investment in Industries Poised for Growth Can Help Generate Jobs, Income and Wealth. By Janamitra Devan Job creation is the top priority of governments worldwide, as countries large and small struggle to overcome the prolonged global economic downturn. Amid
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BRIC Stocks Now Out of Favour … Later to Be an Incredible Investment Opportunity
With BRIC stock valuations currently low and yet with strong long term projected growth a great buying opportunity may materialize at some point going forward. Meanwhile, attractive dividend yields of 4%-5% and more are available. The “BRICs” – Brazil, Russia,
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