Retail Slumps with Consumer Confidence
Brazil’s retail sales have seen their first annual drop in almost a decade, prompting debate about whether Brazil’s consumer boom...
May 14, 2013Topic
Credit
Banks Boost Credit for Small Businesses
Interest rate cuts led by public banks in Brazil in 2012 have given a much-needed boost to small businesses in...
January 22, 2013
Reserve Cuts to Get Banks Lending: Daily
Brazil’s Central Bank has reduced compulsory reserve requirements for the country’s banks, freeing up some R$30 billion that could be...
September 15, 2012
Foreign Investments Fall 40% in Brazil
Brazil’s Central Bank says foreign investors have dramatically reduced investments - recording a forty percent drop year-on-year in the first...
August 14, 2012
Nearly 60% of Brazilians in Installment Debt
Some 58.2 percent of Brazilians use their monthly salary to pay off “installment debt,” according to a recent consumer survey...
August 7, 2012
Long-term Optimism for Brazil Economy
According to economists, political experts and business figures, the current blip in Brazil's financial fortunes will be short-lived, and booming...
July 31, 2012
Brazil Reacts to Slow Economic Growth
Brazil has implemented a raft of measures in the past few weeks in an attempt to counter the slowdown in...
June 5, 2012
Brazil Card Payments Up 23 Percent
Brazil’s card market is set to grow 23 percent in 2011, with payments by credit, debit and store cards set...
December 13, 2011