Private Sector

• Brazil's airport infrastructure will soon be insufficient

  29/5/2013 | 13:31

  Brazil's current "air chaos" isn't exactly in the air, but on the ground in the terminals. The average number of landings and take-offs every hour is low at 38 - the global average is 88. This...

• Biden visits Brazil to improve diplomatic and business links

  29/5/2013 | 12:08

  The trip that is part of a week-long tour by Biden through South America and the Caribbean, comes as Brazil's economy seems to be emerging from a two-year lull following nearly a decade of strong...

• Fibria Celulose to sell R$ 1 billion of land

  24/5/2013 | 14:12

  The land sale would help Fibria, a supplier of raw material for tissue paper to speed up the reduction of its net debt (it currently stand at 2.5 times earning), a level Standard & Poor’s...

• Brazil and Denmark sign bilateral trade agreement

  23/5/2013 | 13:17

  Under the agreement, the ministries of the two countries will facilitate dialogue and the exchange of information on trade, including: marine services, intellectual property and investment...

• Poor Chinese data sends emerging stocks tumbling

  23/5/2013 | 12:34

  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index tumbled 2.3% and 30-day volatility rose to 12.5, the highest level in seven months. Stocks joined a global slump as data showed China’s manufacturing...

• Brazil's current account deficit widens in April

  22/5/2013 | 12:13

  The country had been expected to post a deficit of USD $7.222 billion, according to the median forecast of 20 analysts in a survey. The forecasts for the deficit ranged from USD $6.5 billion to USD...

• Brazil to offer better returns for infrastructure investors

  22/5/2013 | 11:54

  Brazil needs to double its current level of investment in infrastructure to at least R$ 80 billion a year if it wants to resolve a transport deficiency that has hindered economic growth in recent...

• FHC: Reforms must take precedence over approval ratings

  21/5/2013 | 13:32

  Cardoso, who was president from 1995 to 2002 and remains an influential voice in the opposition PSDB party at the age of 81, said labour and tax reforms could get Latin America's biggest economy...

• Vale's coal unit suffers a setback

  21/5/2013 | 12:28

  The reason for slashing its coal exports from it Moatize coalmine in Mozambique is due to heavy flooding which has temporarily closed the railway line used to transport the coal. The original...

• Inflation eroding companies' balance sheets

  20/5/2013 | 12:40

  68 companies finished the quarter in the red, 20% more than the year before. The sample also excludes the Petrobras, Vale and Eletrobras, which tends to distort the final result. Revenue rose...