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China Hungers For Brazil’s Grain
Africa is not the only continent China is investing in.
Author: Denise Marin
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Thorny New Problem For Brazil’s New President
Whoever emerges on top of Brazil’s political system after this year’s election will face questions that have no good answers.
News
Petrobras CEO Pledges Stability As Oil Prices Swing
New CEO tries to bring stability to troubled company.
News
Latin America Sees Profit In US-China Spat
US-China trade tensions benefit Latin America's commodities and exports.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chile Challenges Chinas Control Of Lithium Production
Chinese state company's purchase of Chilean lithium-maker would create one company with control of 70% of the world's lithium supply.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WTO’s Azevêdo: Tit-For-Tat Trade Wars Could Spark Global Recession
Following the Trump administration’s launch of tariffs on steel and aluminum, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, spoke again with Global Finance, about the global body’s role and the expanding trade tiffs that could set off another worldwide economic collapse.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
WTOs Azevdo: US withdrawal is not ‘in the cards’
The head of the world’s largest economic cooperation organization speaks one-on-one withGlobal Financeabout the pace of international trade—and the risks that confront it.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Venezuela Skirts US Sanctions By Issuing The Petro
To get around sanctions, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is issuing an oil-and-reserves-backedcryptocurrency. If it succeeds, the ICO should provide the government with access to $6 billion. But cryptos are dicey.
News
Argentina Railway Revives With Upsurge In New Investments
Just two of several programsover the past two years haveattracted $45 million from local and foreign private inerests and created at least 8,000 jobs.
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Colombia | Coffee Grows Better After Guerrillas Leave
Turning old violent areas into competitive coffee producers still faces some obstacles.
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Brazil | Meirelles Enters The 2018 Presidential Race
Meirelles has fed his political ambitions since vacating his position as president of global banking at FleetBoston Financial in 2002, when he retired and returned to the state of Goiás, his homeland.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MNCs Snap Up Organic Food Firms in Brazil
Brazil's healthy food and drinksmarket, now the sixth biggest in the world, is becoming a magnet for global food giants like Nestle and Unilever.