The tremendous scarcity of capital and the limitations of the local equity markets in Brazil have prevented the country from successfully expanding its corporate sector.
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Contagion or isolation?
Octavio de Barros, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Brasil’s chief economist, considers the effects of the Argentine crisis on Brazil.
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Finessing Brazil’s fiscal balance
The push for prudent fiscal management is on, but will Brazil’s voracious spending overwhelm it?
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Lending less, doing more
The Brazilian national development bank still makes loans, but it is working to develop the local capital markets
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New Rules for Pension Funds
Brazilian retirement funds are finally being made publicly accountable.
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Brazilian Credit Expansion Hits A Bump
Brazilian banks aggressively expanded credit to their customers last year, with average loan portfolios at the largest banks growing by a third. But the country’s energy crisis is constraining loan growth and earnings, and testing the lending prowess of local banks.
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Settling Into a Niche
As the number of banks serving the Latin American market shrinks, relationships with local companies take on added importance. A surevy by Greenwich Associates of CFOs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico finds that international and local banks each serve a role.
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Spot the Market Failure
Brazil’s plans for a wholesale power market backfired as poor management and weak regulations pushed it to the brink of collapse. The market’s difficulties are part of the wider crisis affecting the Brazilian electricity system.
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A Shrinking Universe
More corporate consolidation in Latin America has taken out a number of the region’s best investment plays. But Brazil’s banking sector and potential divestments by Latin conglomerates still offer tantalizing assets.
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MarketWatch
Down Again Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s popularity has taken a hammering with the country’s power shortage. The government has ordered Brazilians to cut consumption by 20%. Power rationing is […]