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  • Exploring Investment Opportunities in Brazil’s Thriving Technology Sector

    Brazil’s technology sector has been experiencing remarkable growth, fueled by a young and tech-savvy population, increasing internet penetration, and a vibrant startup ecosystem. This blog post aims to shed light on the promising investment opportunities in Brazil’s technology sector for foreign investors. We will explore key areas such as e-commerce, fintech, software development, and digital…

  • Investment Opportunities in Brazil: Exploring Promising Sectors for Foreign Investors

    Investing in Brazil presents a multitude of opportunities for foreign investors looking to diversify their portfolios and capitalize on a thriving economy. With its vast resources, dynamic market, and favorable business environment, Brazil offers attractive investment prospects in various sectors. In this blog post, we will delve into specific sectors, including agriculture, energy, technology, real…

  • Why interest rate is so high in Brazil and how can you take advantage of it?

    Introduction The interest rate is the amount of money you pay to borrow money. It’s expressed as an annual percentage and it’s usually calculated on an annual basis, but sometimes it can be monthly or daily.Interest rates are very important for everyone who uses credit cards, loans or mortgages because they determine how much you…

  • Brazilian stock index Ibovespa closes at record high

    Even after advancing more than 10% in October, the Ibovespa started the month of November going up, giving signs that it still has the breath to seek new levels. And the first barrier has already been broken: with this Thursday’s performance (November 1), the index renewed its intraday and closing highs. At the best moment…

  • Fitch downgrades Brazilian sovereign rating to BB-

    Credit rating agency Fitch today downgraded Brazil’s sovereign rating to “BB-” from “BB”, and changed the outlook from negative to stable. According to the agency, the cut reflects the persistence of the large fiscal deficit, a high and growing government indebtedness and the failure of legislative reforms that could improve the structural performance of public…

  • Economists reduce Brazil inflation forecast for 2017 and the next 12 months

    Market economists reduced their estimate for inflation by the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) in 2017 and in the next 12 months, according to the average forecast in the Focus Bulletin, released on Monday by the Central Bank (BC) . For this year, inflation bets were reduced from 3.03% to 2.88%, below the floor of…

  • IPCA inflation index slows down in November, according to IBGE

    Inflation measured by the National Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) slowed to 0.28% in November, from 0.42% in October, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Friday. In the same month of 2016, the increase had been of 0.18%. Therefore, official accumulated inflation accelerated in 12 months: from 2.70% in October to 2.80%…

  • Brazilian stocks and Real fall amid difficulty in approving pension plan reform

    Brazilian financial market reacts negatively again to the noise surrounding the pension reform. According to professionals, this morning’s news brought more negative elements about the possibilities of the government being able to approve the reform, which was reflected in the dollar, interest rate hikes and in the fall of the Ibovespa stock index at the…

  • Funding of Brazilian companies with debt and equity jumps to R$ 192 billion (US$ 60 bi)

    The wind begins to shift to the capital market in the wake of falling interest rates to near historic lows and the contraction of bank credit after two years of deep recession. Since last year, the favorable environment has opened space and consolidates a trend of strong growth for corporate debt issues, along with capital…

  • Brazilian Government Announces Economic Package with 12 Measures

    President Michel Temer announced on Thursday (15) a new economic package with measures to stimulate the economy. Also taking part in the announcement were the house or representative’s president, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), Senate’s President Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles and the Minister of Planning, Dyogo Oliveira. Temer started the announcement saying that the…