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
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For Brazil, a slow path ahead
President Michel Temer has made an aggressive move to reform Brazil’s shrinking economy. Now growth is in sight, but it will take several years to tackle the fiscal mess
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Brazil’s Lava Jato spurs change in corporate practice, survey finds
Our annual survey of legal and financial executives in Brazil shows the landmark corruption investigation is having a major effect on the way the country does business
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BRAZIL BANKING: In with the new
The chiefs of Bradesco and Itaú Unibanco are both about to end illustrious careers, but their successors are unlikely to have it so good
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INVESTOR REPORT BRAZIL: Entering the fray
Brazil’s last finance minister left office after less than a year. His successor, Nelson Barbosa, takes the reins of an economy in crisis—with investors deeply skeptical about its prospects