Month: August 2013
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Brazilian GDP beats expectation in Q3 and grows 1.5% QoQ. But is that sustainable?
The result of the GDP may have shown some relief that the economy is still growing. However, this result is still not a guarantee that the situation is better and that the growth in the year will be higher than current expectations, around 2.5% YoY, the so called PIBinho, diminutive for GDP in Portuguese. Manufacturing…
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IPCA, IGP-M, IPC, INCC. How to make sense of Brazilian Inflation indexes?
In this article, we explain the difference between the many Brazilian inflation indexes, IPCA, IPGM, IPC and INCC and do some parallel to US equivalent indexes, when relevant. Recent inflation information for brazil can be found here. Or find more about the perspective for the Brazilian Inflation and interest rate moving forward IPCA (Índice Nacional de…
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Braskem: Largest Petrochemical in Latin America
Braskem is Brazil’s largest integrated petrochemical cracker and thermoplastics maker. The company produces a portfolio of petrochemical products including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, toluene, xylene, benzene, gasoline, diesel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as well as thermoplastic resins, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). As of December 31, 2011, the Company had 35…