Emerging Market Spotlight – Brazil, China and Mexico, a video from Bloomberg’s channel on YouTube, gives tips about investing in emerging markets. In this interview, Claudio Brocado from Batterymarch Financial Management suggests doing business in Brazil which, in his opinion, “is weathering this crisis much better than it has done in the past, due to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BRIC’
In its first summit, Bric announces coordinated strategies
The announcement is the greatest progress of the first summit between Brazil, Russia, India and China that took place today in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. When the meeting was coming to an end, the Brics agreed to act in a coordinated way on the reform of the international financial system. It was the Russian president, Dmitri [...]
Bric countries: growth even in the (developed) world crisis
The dependence from emerging economies on the developed world has never been so questioned before. In the middle – or the beginning? – of a crisis which crushed first world markets, the economy of countries like the members of Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) continue to grow, outperforming their developed peers. “We are already [...]
BRIC will discuss alternative solutions to economic crisis
Brazil, Russia, India and China are seeking alternative answers to the current global crisis. The leaders from the four countries will meet in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on June 16. “The tendency among the BRICs is to insist on having an approach to the crisis that focuses primarily not on finance but on the [...]
OECD: Brazil is the least affected by economic slowdown
The global financial crisis is not expected to lead to a major economic downturn in Brazil, a new study has concluded. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), prospects for the South American country remain favourable in comparison with many other countries. Indeed, the OECD’s composite leading indicators showed that the nation [...]
Retail sales in Brazil grow by 9.4%
Unlike in the rest of the world, sales in Brazil are going up, showing the economic resilience of South America’s largest economy. Sales in September raised 9.4 percent, particularly on IT and computers. Check below a report from The Miami Herald today. Brazil’s retail sales rose more than economists forecast in September, a sign that [...]
Seattle Times: Brazil has new standing in the world
The Seattle Times was yesterday full of praises for Brazil’s leading position as a major economy. Tyler Bridges talks about Saturday’s G-20 summit in Washington and how President Lula is trying to convince G7 countries leaders to give a bigger say to developing countries. The idea is to create a permanent G14, including Brazil, Russia, [...]
Eric Farnsworth: Brazil Rising
Business in Brazil – Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas, has produced a special report for the October issue of Poder Magazine called Brazil Rising.