Agriculture and cattle ranching in Brazil posts highest job generation in Q1 since 2007
In the first quarter of 2021, the agriculture and cattle-raising sector generated a positive balance of 60,575 new jobs, the...
April 30, 2021Topic
Economy
Worsening economy and high interest rates should decrease credit in Brazil
The increase in the basic interest rate (SELIC) and the possible worsening of economic indicators, with new rounds of insulation...
March 23, 2021
Moody’s joins Chile’s pension debate: “The need for pension reform has become more pressing”
While waiting for the government to make a proposal to the opposition to unblock the pension reform, which has been...
March 3, 2021
Spain’s Telefonica partners with Canadian fund to create wholesale fiber optic network in Brazil
After Oi signed an agreement to sell part of its fiber optic company InfraCo, the Telefonica Group, owner of Vivo,...
March 3, 2021
Beyond “Silicon Island”: How Brazil’s Santa Catarina state is attracting startups inland
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina, is known as the Brazilian Silicon Island. But other...
March 1, 2021
Brazil Senate president urges prompt emergency aid implementation
Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG) has urged the Ministry of Economy to implement the emergency aid as quickly as possible....
February 24, 2021
Peru’s economy quickly regained its normal level in December 2020 – Finance minister
Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister Waldo Mendoza on Thursday, February 18th, affirmed that Peruvian GDP quickly recovered its normal level...
February 19, 2021
With no aid and under pandemic restrictions, economists see recession risk in Brazil
Amid the pandemic upsurge, the Brazilian economy began 2021 with signs of a slowdown.With no emergency aid for casual workers,...
February 18, 2021
Inflation projection for Brazil rises for fifth consecutive week – Central Bank survey
Brazil's central bank weekly FOCUS survey of some 100 economists and financial institutions indicated that the outlook for inflation in...
February 11, 2021