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Brazil’s Senate has approved the creation of the Olympic Public Authority to coordinate government preparations for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The bill creating […]

O governo vai prorrogar até dezembro a linha de crédito do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (Bndes) lançada no ano passado a juros mais […]

The imam keeps the volume on the speakers turned down so the call to prayer doesn’t disturb the nearby coffee shops and convent. Even so, dozens […]

Businesses from realty and design firms to retailers are benefitting from the boomlet created by an influx of wealthy Brazilians. Fabiana Pimenta, a real estate agent […]

In contrast to the looming political fights over spending, healthcare repeal, and immigration, free trade could be a rare case where President Barack Obama can benefit […]

Group of 20 finance chiefs overcame Chinese opposition to start crafting an early warning system to detect when economic fault lines are opening that may imperil […]

Bubbly in hand and bubbly on the boards. The scene at the BM&FBOVESPA, Brazil’s main stockmarket, earlier this month encapsulated Brazil’s thriving alternative-investment industry. A champagne-sipping […]

The federal bank regulator overseeing the nation’s largest lenders is pushing for a quick and modest settlement to the months-long federal and state probes into abusive […]

Na terça, o tema será debatido em comissão geral, no plenário, com a presença do ministro da Fazenda, Guido Mantega. O Projeto de Lei 382/11, do […]

A Secretaria da Fazenda (Sefaz) está apertando o cerco contra irregularidades dentro do Programa de Desenvolvimento Econômico de Pernambuco (Prodepe), que concede incentivos fiscais para empresas […]

Em um país onde a reforma tributária não passa de uma promessa, o principal tributo – o Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação Serviços (ICMS) […]

The European Parliament has ratified an agreement that will put an end to the so-called “banana war,” that has lasted for 16 years. The agreement will […]

Ao longo do último quarto de século, a economia global gozava de um período de crescimento estável e baixa inflação. A chamada “Grande Moderação” [termo que […]

A year ago, the economy looked as if it were speeding down the runway, only to stall out in the spring. Now tentative signs of a […]

Emerging-market consumer companies are valued at the most expensive levels on record just as surging food and energy costs curb household spending from Sao Paulo to […]

Investors are buying Brazil’s inflation-linked bonds and selling fixed-rated securities at the fastest pace in two years on concern central bank President Alexandre Tombini may fail […]

O aparelho que facilita a vida de milhares de pessoas está comemorando 20 anos no Brasil. Vilão para alguns, mocinho para a maioria, o celular chegou […]

What to do (and not do) about inequality APART from being famous and influential, Hu Jintao, David Cameron, Warren Buffett and Dominique Strauss-Kahn do not obviously […]

A ideia de uma lei passar pelo crivo do Supremo Tribunal Federal, antes da sanção do presidente da República, vem sendo debatida há alguns anos no […]

Em dez anos, o sistema monetário internacional terá passado por uma revolução profunda, com o dólar deixando de ser a moeda dominante, e cedendo espaço não […]