Brazilian petchem unit’s CFO laments market turmoil and is not holding his breath for a decent window
Author Archives: Thierry Ogier
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Brazil’s M&A fever set to subside in run-in to elections
Activity has peaked in recent months thanks to the country’s domestic recovery and global liquidity, but party may be over for now
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Investors bank on Brazilian recovery
Short-term uncertainties linked to October election and the external environment have not dampened enthusiasm for the country’s capital markets
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Brazil bears down on cryptocurrencies
Brazil is shutting down brokers’ bank accounts and barring investment funds from buying bitcoin. Now a fight over the future of cryptocurrencies has broken out in Latin America’s largest market.
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Fintechs reach for market share
The fintech revolution in Brazil promises to disrupt the consumer loans market, but it will take time before traditional lenders feel the heat
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Chinese investors go big in Latin American energy
Some of China’s biggest power companies are starting to look beyond acquisitions to greenfield projects in the region
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BNDES sets a new benchmark
Brazil’s national development bank will move from a subsidized long-term lending rate to a new rate based on the government’s borrowing costs, but will short-term pain translate into long-term gain?
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Brazil’s reforms hang in the balance
Deeply unpopular and tangled in a web of political turmoil, Michel Temer’s chances of executing tough, investor-friendly reforms appear to be shrinking. Now the Brazilian president has a narrow window to straighten out the country’s troubled fiscal position ahead of the 2018 elections
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How Brazil’s project finance market is set for a radical overhaul
As Brazil’s BNDES cuts funding, the renewable energy industry is rethinking the way it finances projects
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BNDES’ new SME financing plan could make or break Brazil’s economic recovery
Brazil’s small businesses have been beaten up by years of recession and high interest rates. Now BNDES says it has a solution. If it succeeds, it could give the economy the kick-start it needs