Category: Brazil

Brazil’s Banco Bradesco locked in its lowest rate ever
in a subordinated debt issue. More banks are lining up to follow
Bradesco into a market hungry for Brazilian risk.

China has become one of Brazil’s biggest trading
partners, driven by its voracious demand for commodities. Bankers
are benefiting.

The country has regained the confidence of investors
and but Brazil still faces considerable challenges that the markets
have ignored for too long.

Brazil’s trade and industry minister has been in the
job barely a year and already has something to show for his time in
government. But Luiz Furlan still has much to do before the country
emerges as a major trading nation.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has
achieved a lot in his first year in office. His reform agenda next
year promises to be as challenging as it has been in
2003.

Money is moving into Latin American technology
ventures in Brazil. But entrepreneurs and their backers still face
considerable odds.

Under the command of Roberto Setúbal, Brazil’s Banco Itaú has moved into a league of its own. Itaú is the most profitable and most valuable bank in Latin America.

Unibanco, Brazil’s third-largest private-sector banking group in terms of assets, has made a strong comeback in 2003, posting record first half pre-tax profits of $338.5 million. This was more than […]

LatinFinance’s inaugural Brazil Conference, held in
September in Rio de Janeiro, attracted a star-studded cast of
speakers from academia, the private sector and the federal
government.

Brazil Rides the Rally Emerging market bonds rallied in October after Moody’s raised Russia’s ratings two levels to investment grade, fueling speculation that other issuers, particularly Brazil, would also be […]