New deals between Latin America and GCC can add $9.8 billion to trade flows
Trade between the two regions reached $16.3 billion in 2018 with Brazil and UAE leading trade exchanges...
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Intersolar South America and ABSOLAR sign partnership on solar PV developments
The partnership with ABSOLAR has what it takes to sustainably advance the industry and is a cornerstone of our strategy in Brazil,” says Dr. Florian Wessendorf, managing director of Solar Promotion International GmbH...
Brookfield and GLP partner to pursue rooftop solar opportunities in China
The venture is dedicated to building a leading platform for distributed solar energy on logistics and commercial rooftops in China...
The Economic Impact of Cybercrime: McAfee report
The report found high correlation between third-tier wealthy nations and cybercrime loss of US$600bn in 2017—a serious rise from three years ago...
Brazil to reform tax structure to boost growth
Seeks to emulate India and China, which have both simplified their GST/VAT regime...
Odebrecht’s move towards integrity
In April 2016, important changes were adopted to strengthen governance...
Banco Santander’s Q4 profit rose to 1.6 billion euros
For 2016, Spain’s biggest bank reported net profit of 6.2 billion euros IFM Correspondent January 27, 2017: Banco Santander SA said fourth quarter profit rose to 1.6 billion euros on lower provisions for bad loans and higher income from fees and from its business in Brazil. Spain’s biggest bank boasted a 4 percent rise in...
UK Black Friday growth may surpass that of US
Global online retail analysis reveals rise in UK spending while US shoppers migrate to cyber Monday IFM Correspondent November 24, 2016: The UK is set for higher online Black Friday retail spending growth than the US, according to new data from Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile division of Ingenico Group. Ingenico ePayments’ global analysis of online retail...
Brazil’s Growing Trade Needs Better Infrastructure and More Investments
Brazil benefited from a high global demand for commodities, such as minerals and food products. But if it weren’t for that, the country wouldn’t have performed so well. Think of a ton of soybeans being transported from the fields of Mato Grosso do Sul – a state neighboring Paraguay – to the ports of Santos...
Brazil takes a $27 billion hit
That’s the cost of the Petrobras scandal to the world’s seventh largest economy Kamilia Lahrichi April 8, 2015: The Petrobras oil scandal, which sparked massive protests across Brazil against the government’s corruption and the economic slowdown, has cost $27.1 billion to the GDP of the world’s seventh largest economy, according to an April 2015 study...