Brazil and Mexico Barrel Onto Market Brazil and Mexico got an early start on their 2002 financing programs by issuing $2.75 billion worth of 10-year bonds. Brazil sold a $1.25 […]
Category: Brazil
The Best of Electronic IR
LatinFinance and MZ Consult have conducted the first regional survey of company websites and online annual reports. Brazilian firms are the stand-outs but Mexican companies fare well too.
MarketWatch
Inflation Targeting Works Brazil and Chile are both neighbors of Argentina and both have floating exchange rates. Their currencies have suffered heavily from the effects of the crisis next door. […]
Business & Banking
Brazil to Borrow Less Brazil’s Finance Minister Pedro Malan has said he will reduce the country’s borrowing on international bond markets to $5 billion next year. Brazil raised $6.68 billion […]
A Compromise Solution
After four years of debate, Brazil’s Congress finally approved a minority investor rights law that seeks to balance the interests of all shareholders in publicly traded companies.
Prices are Clearing the Markets
High foreign indebtedness and a large current account deficit combined with a marked increase in risk aversion in the international financial markets have pummeled the Brazil’s currency. The country faces harsher conditions in which to roll over its debt, with higher risk premiums and shorter maturities. Eventually the exchange rate will depreciate to a level such that the current account will be in equilibrium and the existing supply of external finance will match Brazil’s debt rollover needs.
Secondary Marketplace
Aracruz cellulose mill in Brazil. VCP Buys Stake in Aracruz Brazilian pulp and paper producer Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP), part of the Votorantim conglomerate, may have taken the first […]
New Rules, Few Takers
Brazilian retirement funds are finally being made publicly accountable.
Resurrecting the markets
Roberto Teixeira da Costa says Brazil must revitalize its capital markets, stimulate savings and spur investment in equities.
Rising risks and rates
Dollar-based borrowing is growing increasingly risky and costly for Brazilian companies. Hedging has become a fact of life for every large company or bank.
