Brazil’s Wealthiest Hide US$520B: Daily
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a study The Price of Offshore Revisited, commissioned by...
July 23, 2012Topic
Economy
Brazil Interest Rate Cut as Growth Slows
Brazil cut its Selic rate to a record eight percent Thursday, in an attempt to boost an economy that has...
July 17, 2012
Ethanol Fuel Mix to be Raised to 25%: Daily
Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison Lobão said that the government may increase the percentage of ethanol to 25...
July 10, 2012
Batista’s Billions Bounce Back After Crash
Shares in Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista’s oil and gas company (OGX) dropped forty percent last week, knocking $3.8 billion off...
July 3, 2012
Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012
Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily
A number of different protests have taken place around Rio de Janeiro as the Rio+20 Summit nears its climax.
June 22, 2012
Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at Rio+20 to call on developed nations to contribute more funds to...
June 21, 2012
UN Rio+20 High-Level Summit Begins
The UN’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development reaches its most important stage as the High-Level Summit gets underway, following months...
June 19, 2012
Businesses Vital to Rio+20 Success
The agreement and participation of the private sector has been a key ingredient at the UN’s milestone Rio+20 Conference on...
June 19, 2012