The concept of “crediário” “Crediário” refers to payment in several installments. This payment option is very popular among Brazilians and it is commonly acceptable to pay a considerably low value of BRL 20,00 in installments. At the same time this payment option makes it possible for individuals with a lower income to... [more]
Decision: Rio Investments 2012-2014 is a study, prepared since 1995, of investments planned for the next three year period for the state of Rio de Janeiro, carried out in conjunction with investors. Its purpose is to show investment trends and present business opportunities to decision-makers in the public and private sectors, as well as... [more]
The Brazilian Minister of Finance has released its 15th Edition of the Brazilian Economic Outlook. The report goes over the country’s performance in the most important macroeconomic variables so far in 2012. This latest edition also includes a special section called “Green Economy”, which shows Brazil’s efforts to combine strong... [more]
Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing... [more]
Talk of clean technology at one time may have conjured up images of mad scientists hovering over kitchen counter labs. Those days are long gone. As the burgeoning cleantech movement has matured, it has followed the trajectory of another sector that has made its way from the fringe to become... [more]
The BCCC Sustainability Committee is pleased to introduce the new Sustainability Series – one of the important ways that the Committee will help BCCC members better understand the business opportunities and challenges related to sustainability and Brazil. The Sustainability Series is a special collection of articles dedicated to shining light... [more]
Provided by “Brazilian agriculture: the miracle of the cerrado”, published by The Economist. Brazil has revolutionized its own farms. Can it do the same for others? In a remote corner of Bahia state, in north-eastern Brazil, a vast new farm is springing out of the dry bush. Thirty years ago... [more]
Provided by “Investimento em mineração no Brasil alcançará US$62 bilhões até 2014”, por Denise Luna publicado no Reuters Brasil RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – O volume total de investimentos no setor de mineração no Brasil no período de 2010 a 2014 deverá alcançar 62 bilhões de dólares, informou nesta segunda-feira... [more]
Provided by Mario Schapiro “Development Bank, Law and Innovation Financing in a New Brazilian Economy”, written by Mario Schapiro, article submitted to The Law and Development Review. This paper examines new ways of direct State intervention in Brazil’s financial environment, which has a prevailing development bank (state-owned financial institution) –... [more]
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