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5 key Reasons to invest in Brazil

Brazil is an open and diversified economy with a wide array of opportunities across multiple productive sectors. For many investors, considering growing a business in a market as vast and dynamic as Brazil is an exciting prospect. This is why the Government of Brazil is making a concerted effort to help support international investors [...]

By | 2017-10-17T11:23:11+00:00 September 22nd, 2017|News|0 Comments

Brazil rejects bid to drill for oil near unique Amazon reef

The company still has another chance to send additional documentation as requested by Ibama. “This will be the third and last time that the Agency is willing to allow Total to provide adequate information about the environmental impact of the project. If Total does not adequately address the outstanding requests from the technical [...]

By | 2017-10-17T11:21:08+00:00 September 6th, 2017|Economy, News|0 Comments

Petrobras Suffers Growing Pains in Brazil’s Freed Oil Investing Market

Brazil's Fuel Market Zema, a 94 year-old retailer of toys and appliances in Brazil’s interior, has become an unlikely thorn in the side of state-controlled oil behemoth Petroleo Brasileiro SA. This year Zema, which also runs gas stations, got its first fuel import license and joined a fast-growing group of new players that managed [...]

By | 2017-10-16T18:29:53+00:00 September 4th, 2017|Economy, News|0 Comments

Venezuelan Bonds Get Harder to Trade Thanks to Sanctions

U.S. sanctions imposed on Venezuela last week put limits on new debt from the country. But the Treasury Department’s move is having broader consequences in the bond market, where brokers taking a cautious stance are limiting trades in existing notes. Depository Trust Company, a custodian for more than $35 trillion of securities, temporarily put [...]

By | 2017-09-11T14:33:03+00:00 September 4th, 2017|Economy, News|0 Comments